How Do I Activate Acticoat

Clean and dry your wound with soap and water.Remove the Acticoat from the package.Use a clean pair of scissors to cut the Acticoat dressing to fit the shape of your burn or wound.Wet the Acticoat with sterile water (do not use normal saline).Place the Acticoat on the wound surface.

How do you activate Acticoat dressing?

Apply the dry ACTICOAT 7 dressing to the wound, either side down, as the exudate will be sufficient to activate the dressing. Cover the ACTICOAT 7 dressing with an absorbent secondary dressing. Complete the dressing with appropriate gauze wrappings if necessary.

How do you activate silver dressing?

Moisten the dressing with sterile water (do not use saline). Allow the dressing to drain on an absorbent surface in a sterile field for at least two minutes. Apply the ACTICOAT* Dressing to the wound surface, either side down. Cover the dressing with an appropriate secondary dressing.