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First Aid Plasters for the Workplace: What Business Owners Need to Know

First Aid Plasters for the Workplace: What Business Owners Need to Know

Plasters are one of the most commonly used workplace first-aid supplies. Offices, retail outlets, hospitality, commercial kitchens, warehouses, factories—there are so many places where a minor cut or graze can happen easily.

How to Remove a Plaster and Get Rid of Black Plaster Marks on Skin

How to Remove a Plaster and Get Rid of Black Plaster Marks on Skin

Steroplast plasters and dressing strips are known for their superior sticking capabilities. This is a great thing for our customers because they know their cuts and grazes are protected no matter what

How Long Should I Keep a Plaster on a Cut?

How Long Should I Keep a Plaster on a Cut?

Using a plaster is a convenient and efficient way to manage a minor wound and stop it from preventing everyday activities. Covering a cut with a small, adhesive dressing means you can get on with life without worrying about potential infection or discomfort. 

This is especially true of our Steroplast fabric plasters, which were voted Which? #1 best plaster in the UK against other mainstream brands. Our plasters stay in place no matter what. 

Experts Answer FAQs about Plasters

Experts Answer FAQs about Plasters

Plasters are essential for any first aid kit. If you own a business, your first aid kit must contain plasters. The plaster specialist, Steroplast Healthcare, goes into detail to answer some of the most common questions about first aid plasters.

A Medical Diagnostic Equipment List

A Medical Diagnostic Equipment List

A huge part of a doctor’s job is to diagnose a wide range of health conditions as quickly and accurately as possible. We explain the diagnostic process and take you through the most widely used medical diagnostic equipment used throughout the healthcare sector.

What is Advanced Life Support?
21 April 2023

What is Advanced Life Support?

Advanced life support (ALS) is a life-saving set of procedures medically-trained professionals can use to save someone’s life.

ALS not only involves the use of advanced life support equipment but the employment of leadership and management skills, critical thinking, and problem-solving to mobilise multidisciplinary teams to take action effectively to save a casualty in life-threatening cardiac and respiratory danger.

A Surgical Instruments List With Names and Uses
19 April 2023

A Surgical Instruments List With Names and Uses

As a surgeon or surgeon’s assistant, it’s important to know the names and uses of all the different surgical instruments. So if you’re studying for your MRCS exam, here’s a handy guide to general surgical instruments with names to help you stud

How to Choose the Best Dressing for Burns
19 April 2023

How to Choose the Best Dressing for Burns

Do you know what dressing to put on a burn and why? We take you through the different types of burn dressings available and offer guidance on which one to choose to promote healing and prevent infection.

19 April 2023

Botox Injection Essentials: 14 Key Supplies for Aesthetic Professionals

If you’re setting up a botox business or expanding your beauty and aesthetics service offering, you’ll need to be well-equipped before you even start acquiring clients. Injection equipment, PPE, hygiene supplies, safe disposal equipment, and all the other bits and pieces you never realised you needed are on this list.

An Essential Hospital IV Equipment List
18 April 2023

An Essential Hospital IV Equipment List

Intravenous (IV) equipment is used to administer fluids and medicines via a piece of tubing directly into the bloodstream via a vein. IV equipment commonly uses gravity to deliver fluid via a bag into a vein in the hand or arm. See the diagram for the usual IV administration set-up.