My DW & I have used maxi pads as external bandaging for 1 or our best friend's MRSA wound.

When he'd get up into his wheelchair, the maxi pad would absorb the extra drainage caused by the pressure of him sitting up for a few hours.

His wound was on the bottom of the left buttock. Normally a poor circulation area made poorer due to being a paraplegic.

We used surgical sponge gauze for packing in the early stages and finished with the Algaenate material once the wound was 2cm and closing.

His wound started off looking like he'd been shot with a nearly spent .75cal round.

I still carry maxi pads in my FAK because of their size and absorption abilities.