Stericompress swabs are sterile gauze swabs made with absorbent cotton.
All you could ask from a dressing: they can clean and protect any type of wound, from small scratches to larger injuries, thanks to the wide variety of sizes available.
Absorbent cotton makes them soft and delicate.
The sterile gauze swabs come in many formats, sizes and quantities.
The following sizes are reimbursable by the Italian National Health Service:
10cm x 10cm (4 packs of 25 cut gauze swabs)
10cm x 10cm (2 packs of 25 cut gauze swabs)
18cm x 40cm (12 packs of 1 single folded gauze swab)
36cm x 40cm (12 packs of 1 single folded gauze swab)
Here is a list of the sizes that are not reimbursable:
15cm x 15cm (1 pack of 25 cut gauze swabs)
70cm x 100cm (1 pack of 24 folded gauze swab)