What Are the Effects of Bandages on Open Wounds?

The purpose of this experiment was to determine which bandage stays on the longest underwater, how well the pad lets in air, and which bandage will keep the skin soggy. To carry out this experiment, three different tests were performed. In the Soggy Skin Test the researcher was trying to find which bandage will keep the skin soggy. To do this she got a piece of paper, placed water on the back, placed bandages on the front, and went back fifteen minutes later to see which part of the paper was the driest. In the Breathing Test the researcher tried to determine which bandage pad let in the most air. To do this she took two apples, cut them in fours, placed bandages on them, and came back twenty - four hours later to see which bandage stayed on the best under the water.
After completing these experiments the researcher concluded that the Eckerd bandages were the best. They made the skin soggy, apple the whitest, and the apple protected underwater for a whole twenty - four hours.

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