BANDAGING

BANDAGING
BANDAGING
It is used to hold a dressing in
place over a wound, to create
pressure over a bleeding wound
for control of hemorrhage, to
secure a splint to an injured part
of the body, and to provide
support to an injured part.
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A triangular bandage is a large triangle
of cloth, also referred to as a cravat,
used in first aid. This versatile bandage
can be used as an arm sling, cover for
head dressing, binding for splint or as a
tourniquet. It is ideal for holding first aid
dressings or cold packs in place. No first
aid kit should be without one.
 TRIANGULAR BANDAGE
A triangular bandage is a piece of
cloth put into a right-angled triangle,
and often provided with safety pins to
secure it in place.

It can be used fully unrolled as a

sling, folded as a normal bandage, or
for specialized applications, as on the
head. One advantage of this type of
bandage is that it can be makeshift
and made from a fabric scrap or a
piece of clothing.
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The standard size of triangle
bandages is 40”x40”x56”
(102x102x142 cm).

However, you can sometimes find

them in other sizes too. The Boy
Scouts popularized use of this
bandage in many of their first aid
lessons, as a part of the uniform is a
"neckerchief" that can easily be
folded to form a cravat.
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Four (4) Methods of

Triangular Bandage
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APPLICATION

a. Must be proper, neat, and correct.

b. Apply neatly not too loose, not too tight.

c. Always check for tightness may cause later swelling.

d. Tie ends with a square knot.

 HOW TO TIE A SQUARE KNOT RULES IN TYING SQUARE KNOT:

- left end over right end then right

end over left end and (vice versa).

a. Pass the left end (dark) over and

under the right.

b. Bring both ends up again.

c. Pass the right end (dark) over and

under the left.

d. Pull the ends firmly to tighten; tuck

ends.
 HOW TO UNTIE A SQUARE KNOT:

a. Pull one end and one piece

of bandage apart.

b. Hold the knot; pull the end

through it and out.
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DIFFERENT
TECHNIQUES
ON
BANDAGING
 Five (5) Different Techniques on Bandaging

1. Triangle of Forehead or
Scalp
The triangle of forehead or
scalp (fronto - occipital) is
used to hold dressing on
the forehead or scalp.
 Five (5) Different Techniques on Bandaging

2. Triangular Arm Sling

A triangular arm sling

(brachio-cervical triangle) is
used for the support of
fractures or injuries of hand,
wrist, and forearm.
 Five (5) Different Techniques on Bandaging

3. Triangle of Chest or
Back
This bandage is used to
hold dressing on burns or
wounds of chest or back.
 Five (5) Different Techniques on Bandaging

4. Cravat of Head or Ear

The purpose of this
bandage is to apply
pressure to control
hemorrhage from wounds
of scalp, or to hold
dressings on wounds of ear
or lower scalp.
 Five (5) Different Techniques on Bandaging

5. Cravat to Jaw (mento-

vertico-occipital cravat)
This is used to dressings
on the chin, cheeks, and
scalp ends upward with
one end longer than the
other.