Product Profile of Plaster Of Paris Bandage
Plaster of paris bandage is extremely safe and does not produce allergies. Medical bandage can be applied speedily without gloves. Plaster of paris bandage is heavy when wet but becomes much lighter when dry.
Key Features of Plaster Of Paris Bandage
- Used by orthopaedic surgeons to immobilize fractured limbs
- Unique property of making such a cast that easily assumes body contours and gives excellent immobilization without creating sharp edges at the cast ends
- Can be applied speedily without gloves
- Extremely safe and does not produce allergies
- Heavy when wet but becomes much lighter when dry
- Fast setting plaster of paris bandage resulting into a strong, snow white, smooth cast or splint
- Made of a fine 100% cotton
- Best quality Leano Gauze fabric, free from any weaving defects and which can withstand high tensions while being pulled in applying around limbs to be immobilised
- Uniformly coated with very fine, super white, rich quality Plaster of Paris having more than 88% of content of the hemihydrate CaS04, 1.5H20
- Wets quickly on immersion in water and gives a smooth creamy paste of Plaster of Paris impregnated uniformly throughout the bandage
- Viscous, creamy paste of P.O.P. allows easy moulding
- Remains workable for a sufficient time so as to allow desired moulding and a smooth finish
