Pressure-reducing dressing adapted for securing medical equipment

A pressure-reducing dressing adapted for securing medical equipment to the skin of a human body, comprising:

• a skin contact pad including an interior contact surface adapted to be placed on said skin of a human body, and an exterior surface opposite to said interior contact surface and adapted for locating the medical equipment;
• and
• a water barrier laminate positioned on said exterior surface of said skin contact pad and including
• a body layer having a positioning portion with a bonding zone attached to at least a part of said skin contact pad, and two divisional portions extending from said positioning portion in a direction away from said bonding zone and spaced apart from each other by a separating gap, and
• an adhesive layer formed on a side surface of said body layer that faces said skin contact pad, said adhesive layer being adapted to be adhered to said skin of human body so as to confine the medical equipment between said skin contact pad and said water barrier laminate;
• and
• a release sheet attached to said adhesive layer of said water barrier laminate and having a first section corresponding in position to said positioning portion and two second sections corresponding in position to said two divisional portions, respectively.