Tegaderm Film consists of a thin film backing with a non- latex, hypoallergenic adhesive. The dressing is breathable, allowing good oxygen and moisture vapor exchange. It is waterproof and impermeable to liquids, bacteria, and viruses. An intact dressing protects the site from outside contamination. Laboratory testing has proven Tegaderm Film provides a barrier against HIV-1 and HBV while the dressings remain intact without leakage. Tegaderm Film can be used to cover and protect catheter sites and wounds, to maintain a moist environment for wound healing or to facilitate autolytic debridement, as a secondary dressing, as a protective cover over at-risk skin, to secure devices to the skin, to cover first and second degree burns, and as a protective eye covering. Do not use the dressing as a replacement for sutures and other primary wound closure methods.
