These Urgotul dressings are compresses or pads made from a polyester fabric, impregnated with hydrocolloid particles, vaseline, and paraffin. They are pre-sterilized and are used to cover and protect a wound or an affected area. These compresses stimulate the healing and protection of wounds.
The main purposes of the dressings are:
- Stop bleeding and speed up coagulation.
- Protect wounds from infections and mechanical damage.
- Relieve pain through some medicated analgesic effect or by compression.
- Reduce psychological stress by concealing the wound from view.
- Remove foreign objects from the wound to speed up healing.
Additionally, these products can create more favorable environments for healing wounds, therefore, they can be used by the general public and do not require professional knowledge to be handled.