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Advanced Silver Antimicrobial Burn,
Surgical and Wound Care Dressings

SILVERLON® Calcium Alginate Dressing
Calcium Alginate Dressings
Professional Guidelines For Use
Calcium Alginate Dressing
Indications:
Silverlon™ CA Advanced Antimicrobial Alginate Wound Dressing is an effective barrier to microbial penetration for moderate to heavy exudating partial and full-thickness wounds, including pressure ulcers, venous ulcers, diabetic ulcers, donor and graft sites, traumatic and surgical wounds and 1st and 2nd degree burns.
Silverlon™ CA Advanced Antimicrobial Alginate Wound Dressing is indicated for external use only.

Contra-indications:
Silverlon™ CA Advanced Antimicrobial Wound Dressing is not indicated for use on the following: Precautions:
The dressing may adhere if used on very lightly exudating wounds. If the dressing is not easily removed, moisten it with sterile water or saline prior to removal. The dressing performance may be impaired by excess use of petrolatum based ointments.

Site Preparation: Dressing Selection: Dressing Application:
  1. Cut using clean scissors or fold the dressing to fit the wound, either side down.
  2. Loosely pack deep wounds, ensuring the dressing does not overlap the wound margins.
  3. For heavily exudating wounds, apply to the wound bed directly. For wounds with minimal exudates, apply to a sterile water or saline moistened wound bed.
  4. Cover and secure Silverlon™ CA Wound Dressing with a non-occlusive secondary dressing.
Wound Dressing Change and Removal:
  1. Dressing change frequency will depend on patient condition and the level of exudates. Initially it may be necessary to change the dressing every 24 hours
  2. Reapply Silverlon™ CA Wound Dressing when the secondary dressing has reached its absorbent capacity or whenever good wound care practice dictates that the dressing should be changed.
  3. Gently remove the secondary dressing
  4. If the wound appears dry, saturate the dressing with sterile water or normal saline solution prior to removal
  5. Gently remove the dressing from the wound bed and discard
  6. Irrigate the wound site with a suitable wound cleanser prior to application of a new dressing
Storage:
Store at ambient temperature.


Do not re-use.
Do not re-sterilize.
Do not use if individual package is damaged / opened.
The use by date of this product is printed on the packaging.


See dressing package for other Indications and Caution.

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Calcium Alginate Dressing
The Silverlon® Calcium Alginate Dressing Advantage:
  • Silverlon® CA Dressings have more Silver ions
    • 87% more silver ions (antimicrobial agent) at 72 hours than Aquacel Ag™

    • 190% more silver ions than Silvercel™


  • Silverlon® CA Dressings have greater tensile strength
    • When saturated. Silverlon® CA is over 2000% stronger than Aquacel Ag™

    • When saturated, Silverlon® CA is over 130% stronger than Silvercel™
Silverlon CA Dressing
  • Silverlon® CA Dressings have same absorbency as either Aquacel Ag™ or Silvercel™

    • Silverlon® CA Dressings have 100 gsm (gram per square meter) of calcium alginate


  • Silverlon® CA Dressings costs less
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