Answer: 1.Wash your hands with soap and warm water or an alcohol-based hand rub.
2.Put on the gloves.
3.Slowly lift the edges of the dressing or tape. If it sticks to the skin, dab the edges with an adhesive remover, a moistened gauze pad or a moistened paper towel.
4.Hold down the skin surrounding the bandaged area.
5.Lift the edges of the dressing toward the center of the wound, then gently lift it from the wound.
6.If the dressing sticks to the wound, soak it with saline solution to help loosen it.
7.Carefully discard the old dressing into a plastic trash bag and tie it closed. Put that bag into a second plastic bag and throw it away.
8.Remove the gloves and wash your hands again.
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