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bandaging/compression3 types of compression systems - correct answer bandaging - used in the decongestive phase and for self-bandaging at night compression garments - used after decongestive phase (when the limb remains "stable" during the day) velcro devices - used if self-bandaging is not possible and limb size fluctuates pull-on applications - used in lieu of self-bandaging once the limb size is stable difference between short stretch and long stretch bandaging - correct answer short stretch for lymphedema long stretch for sport injuries short stretch bandages provide low resting pressure and high working pressure long stretch bandages provide high resting pressure and low working pressure types of bandaging - correct answer short stretch long stretch for chronic venous insufficiency with and without wounds - Unna boot, Profore, Coban2 factors that affect the pressure of a lymphedema bandage - correct answer elasticity of the bandage (long stretch vs short stretch) tension applied number of layers law of Laplace what is the law of Laplace? - correct answer pressure = tension / radius * if each bandage is applied with the same tension (with the same degree of stretch) - the smaller the radius of the limb, the greater the pressure exerted on the tissues the pressure is inversely proportional to the radius of the limb (smaller areas of the limb - ankle - will eventually receive more pressure than the larger, more proximal parts of the limb)