Method For Dressing Wounds With Chromic Materials

A method for dressing a puncture wound, the method comprising the steps of:

• introducing a chromic material via at least one article to the puncture wound;
• stimulating the chromic material with a stimuli;
• providing a color change in response to stimulating the chromic material;
• and
• providing a first color change of the chromic material in response to initial contact of the at least one article with the puncture wound and then subsequently providing a second color change of the chromic material in response to prolonged contact of the at least one article with the wound.

A method for dressing a puncture wound, the method comprising the steps of:

• introducing a chromic material via at least one article to the puncture wound;
• stimulating the chromic material with a stimuli;
• manually crumpling a distal end of a portion of the at least one article such that the distal end of the portion is sized to be received within the puncture wound;
• manually separating the crumpled distal end from another portion of the at least one article not within the puncture wound;
• and
• providing a first color change of the chromic material in response to initial contact of the at least one article with the puncture wound and then subsequently providing a second color change of the chromic material in response to prolonged contact of the at least one article with the puncture wound;
• and
• measuring color changes of the chromic material from information comprising a plurality of colors corresponding to a plurality of time periods and, in response, determining a length of time the at least one article has been in contact with the puncture wound.