Guides
Straight answers on cleaning, covering and caring for everyday wounds — written to be genuinely useful rather than to sell you something.
When not to reach for a dressing at all
Covering a wound is usually right. In a handful of situations it is the wrong first move.
Read the guide →Cut your hand at work? A five-step response
The clinical part is straightforward. The reporting part is what people forget.
Read the guide →What to use when you have run out of dressings
Improvisation has limits. Some substitutes are reasonable and some are actively harmful.
Read the guide →Nosebleeds: the technique most people get wrong
Lean forward, not back, and pinch the soft part rather than the bridge.
Read the guide →Gloves: when they matter and when they do not
Treating someone else, always. Treating yourself, usually unnecessary if your hands are clean.
Read the guide →Wound care when you are miles from anywhere
Cleaning water, carrying weight and a low threshold for turning back. Different rules apply.
Read the guide →What to keep in a car first aid kit
Not legally required in the UK, and worth having anyway. Heat is the enemy of car-stored stock.
Read the guide →Pressure and elevation: the two techniques worth knowing
No equipment, no cost, and they control most bleeding you will ever meet.
Read the guide →Removing adhesive residue without wrecking your skin
Scrubbing at residue does more damage than the residue does. There are gentler routes.
Read the guide →Dressing a wound on your own hand, one-handed
A genuinely awkward job. Preparation is what makes it possible.
Read the guide →Dressing awkward places: heels, armpits and between fingers
Curved, creased and constantly moving. Standard flat dressings need help in these spots.
Read the guide →Layering: primary, secondary and securing dressings
For anything beyond a simple cut, a dressing is a system of three parts, each with a job.
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