* WrappingSome studies have suggested that wrapping [[premature babies]] in plastic wrap immediately after birth helpsmay help prevent [[hypothermia|low temperature]] before arrival to the [[neonatal intensive care unit]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=McCall|first1=Emma M.|last2=Alderdice|first2=Fiona|last3=Halliday|first3=Henry L.|last4=Vohra|first4=Sunita|last5=Johnston|first5=Linda|date=February 2018|title=Interventions to Prevent Hypothermia at Birth in Preterm and/or Low Birth Weight Infants|journal=The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews|volume=2018|issue=2|pages=CD004210|doi=10.1002/14651858.CD004210.pub5|issn=1469-493X|pmid=29431872|pmc=6491068}}</ref><ref>https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/plastic-wraps-or-bags-keep-pre-term-infants-warm-immediately-after-birth/</ref>
* Plastic wrap is used as a [[first aid]] dressing for [[Burn|burns]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/burns-and-scalds/treatment/|title=Burns and scalds - Treatment|date=2017-10-19|website=NHS.uk|access-date=2019-10-23}}</ref>