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What We’re Up Against: Moisture-Associated Skin Damage
What We’re Up Against: Moisture-Associated Skin Damage
Do you know what Moisture-Associated Skin Damage (MASD) is? According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), the term moisture-associated skin damage (MASD) defines a spectrum of injuries characterized by... Read more...
From Contusions to Lacerations: Your Go-To Guide For MARSI
From Contusions to Lacerations: Your Go-To Guide For MARSI
Medical Adhesive Related Skin Injuries (MARSI) occur when superficial layers of skin are damaged when applying and removing adhesive dressings. This condition hampers the healing process by causing further damage... Read more...
The Unique Benefits Of Switchable Adhesive Foam Dressing
The Unique Benefits Of Switchable Adhesive Foam Dressing
When a wound loses moisture, the surrounding tissue drops in temperature which counteracts the healing process. To foster insulation during the recovery period, clinicians need a medical aid that adheres... Read more...
7 Ways to Treat and Prevent a Medical Adhesive-Related Skin Injury (MARSI)
7 Ways to Treat and Prevent a Medical Adhesive-Related Skin Injury (MARSI)
A Medical Adhesive-Related Skin Injury (MARSI) is a skin condition caused by adhesive bandages during application or removal. The condition is especially problematic during the healing process as it can... Read more...
4 Things Every Medical Professional Should Know About Geriatric Skin
4 Things Every Medical Professional Should Know About Geriatric Skin
As we age, our skin becomes fragile and more susceptible to trauma. This makes elderly patients uniquely prone to pressure injuries, skin tears, and impact wounds. But while medical professionals... Read more...
How Often Do Medical Adhesive-Related Skin Injuries Occur
How Often Do Medical Adhesive-Related Skin Injuries Occur
Adhesive bandages and dressings are commonly used to cover wounds, secure catheters and hold medical equipment and transdermal patches in place. In most cases, removal of the dressings presents little... Read more...
Preventing Medical Adhesive-Related Skin Injuries (MARSI)
Preventing Medical Adhesive-Related Skin Injuries (MARSI)
Medical adhesives, an integral component of bandages, dressings and surgical tapes, play an important role in providing a barrier against infection. Unfortunately, their strength can often result in lacerations to the skin when... Read more...
What Nurses and Their Patients Have to Say About Comfort Release®
What Nurses and Their Patients Have to Say About Comfort Release®
There is a reason why “ripping off the bandage” has become a phrase synonymous with pain. Skin tears, hair pulls, blisters, bruising, and tissue damage leaves patients dreading getting their... Read more...
New Wound Care Products Reducing Adhesive-Related Skin Injuries
New Wound Care Products Reducing Adhesive-Related Skin Injuries
Millions of patients around the world experience discomfort and skin injury as a result of adhesive bandages. At one time this was accepted as an inevitable consequence of using adhesive... Read more...
Meet Debbie M.
Meet Debbie M.
Wife, working mom of young kids, athlete, and occupational therapist for children and seniors, Debbie had her first real taste of healthcare at the age of 16 when she suffered... Read more...
“Ripping Off the Bandage” – Just a Metaphor Now…
“Ripping Off the Bandage” – Just a Metaphor Now…
We the American people, well, we like to band-aid everything. We put on band-aids to cover up our failures, to hide battle wounds, and to temporarily mask heartbreak. We put... Read more...
Global Biomedical Technologies Introduces Comfort Release® Smart Adhesive “Switch” Technology, Presents Clinical and Scientific Research Poster
Global Biomedical Technologies Introduces Comfort Release® Smart Adhesive “Switch” Technology, Presents Clinical and Scientific Research Poster
The world’s first adhesive with a smart and switchable function to showcase new clinical data and innovations at the 2018 5th Annual Innovations in Wound Healing meeting Download a PDF... Read more...
Comfort Release<sup>®</sup> Bandages Now Available to the Public
Comfort Release® Bandages Now Available to the Public
Cheered by moms, doctors and nurses, Comfort Release® bandages and adhesive tapes are putting smiles on the faces of patients and caregivers. Invented by Howard Rosing* MD, PhD, Comfort Release®... Read more...