"Brian G" wrote in message
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It's also very acceptable for wound dressings as well! If you cut
yourself, wrap the clingfilm around the cut and then apply a standard
dressing over this.

When you then turn up at A&E or re-dress the wound properly yourself, the
dirty dressing comes off first, then the clingfilm, which comes off
cleanly - rather than tugging at a lint dressing that's stuck to the gore
with the obvious results.... and more bleeding....

I simply keep a stock of non-adherent dressings in the first-aid kit.

Colin Bignell