Description

Triangular Bandage

Triangular Bandage – This is a disposable cotton calico, non hemmed triangular bandage.

These bandages are used to immobilise, protect and support arms, shoulders and ribs.

Size: 90cm x 90cm x 136cm

 

 

What is a triangular bandage used for?

These triangular bandages can be used as slings to support a limb, to secure dressings or as large dressings themselves. If you are using a triangular bandage as a sling on a casualty’s arm, you use it opened out.

How to use a Triangular Bandage

Triangular bandages can be used as large dressings, as slings to support a limb, or to secure your casualty’s dressing in place.

If you need to use a triangular bandage as a sling on an arm, you use it opened out.

You should:

• tell the person what you are going to do.
• ask your casualty to hold their arm across their chest & support the arm while you work through the other points below.
• put the bandage under the arm & around the back of the casualty’s neck.
• the other half of the bandage goes over the arm to meet at the shoulder and you then need to tie it into a knot.
• tuck the loose ends of the bandage in at the elbow, or use one of your safety pins from your first aid kit.
• If you are using your triangular bandage to support a lower limb or large dressing, fold it in horizontally in half so the point of the triangle touches the middle of the long edge. Then fold it in half again in the same direction to make a broad strip.

 

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