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Biprogel Burn-Aid: Product Information and Where to Purchase

Clarification

There is no first-aid dressing called "Kip for Burns." You are likely referring to Biprogel Burn-Aid (also marketed as Biprogel), a hydrogel burn dressing.

What Is Biprogel Burn-Aid?

  • Composition: Water-based hydrogel (96% water) on a carrier mesh.
  • Action: Cools by evaporation, maintains moist wound environment, conforms to contours, non-adherent.
  • Indications: Minor burns (1st/2nd degree), scalds, sunburn, abrasions, donor sites.
  • Sizes: Sheets (10×10 cm, 20×20 cm), face mask, digit covers.

How to Use

  1. Cool burn under running cool water 10–20 min first.
  2. Open sterile package; apply gel side to wound.
  3. Cover with non-adherent secondary dressing (e.g., gauze) and secure.
  4. Change per protocol (usually 24–72 hrs); gel allows painless removal.

Where to Buy

  • Medical supply distributors (Henry Schein, McKesson, Bound Tree, Emergency Medical Products)
  • Pharmacies (may require order)
  • Online: Amazon, Direct Medical, QuadMed, manufacturer site
  • EMS/fire department supply channels

Precautions

  • Not for full-thickness (3rd degree) burns, infected wounds, or chemical burns (irrigate first).
  • Do not use with topical antimicrobials unless directed (may inactivate).
  • Single-use; do not re-sterilize.

For serious burns (>10% BSA, face/hands/feet/genitals, inhalation, electrical, chemical), call 911 / go to ER.

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