:: Description
Gauze swabs are small, square swatches of gauze materials. They can come either sterile in individually wrapped packets or non-sterile.  The swabs are soft, strong and highly absorbent. They are designed for use during non-invasive procedures. For example skin cleansing, wound padding and protection, absorbing blood and exudate, secondary wound dressings, etc. It can be used with antibacterial ointment or cream or to absorb blood or any other secretions. There are mainly three types of Gauze Swabs. Sterile Gauze Swabs, Non-Sterile Gauze Swabs, and Paraffin Gauze.
:: Composition
There are two major types of gauze wound dressings: woven and non-woven. Gauze is a type of thin medical fabric with a loose open weave used in wound care. Cotton Gauze fabric is a soft and semi-sheer fabric that is both breathable and light-weight. Cotton Gauze fabric is woven using a special technique that involves twisting horizontal warp threads around the vertical weft threads, resulting in a soft, crinkled, and loosely-woven texture with a slight vertical stretch. Non-woven gauze dressings are made up of synthetic fiber or rayon.
:: Indication
Used for cleaning out and protecting minor lesions, wounds, scrapes and abrasions
Padding, protection, blood spill, wound dressing
Applying medications such as antiseptics, ointments, and antibiotic creams to wounds
Used in conjunction with other medical products such as adhesive bandages and tape to create a dressing for an injury
Used for mopping up blood spills to helping to cushion a wound
