In case you don't know, the only dressings that need to be sterile are the ones touching the wound. It is OK to place non-sterile (but obviously new and clean) dressings on top of the next-to-wound sterile one. The non-sterile outer dressings are just fine for absorbing blood or applying pressure. You can save some money that way. Sterile costs a lot more.
I don't know. Right now, I have too much of certain items. As things expire, I will have room for what I need.
A lot of it has to do with poor planning. Other times it's because trial and error is the best teacher.
Jeanette Isabelle