First Aid Roller Bandage

All techniques are endorsed and authorised by st john ambulance st andr.
First aid roller bandage. To apply a roller bandage to a wound follow these steps. Hold the injured area steady. Sterile gauze wraps rolls for bandaging wounds and binding dressings. Constrictive bandage for use as tourniquet.
First aid is critical in emergency situations like injury illness or a sudden health emergency. They can be used particularly for ankles knees wrists or elbows. A roller bandage needs to be chosen carefully to ensure that it is the correct width for the body part involved. Learn how to safely and securely apply roller bandages to treat strains and sprains.
X 10 yards each roll 4 4 out of 5 stars 404. Use these to support injured joints and hold dressings on fingers or toes. To provide light support for minor sprains and strains. Large leg or trunk 150 mm.
Upper arm knee and lower leg 100 mm. Ever ready first aid triangular bandage 40 x 40 x 56 12 count 100 cotton 3 7 out of 5 stars 138. As a general guide the following widths are recommended. Use these to support injured limbs limit swelling maintain pressure on wounds and hold dressings in place.
Put some cotton wool on the part to be bandaged so that the bandage does not slip or cause cutting into the skin underneath. Hold sterile dressings in place with these flexible soft gauze rolls that won t cling to hair or skin. Lower arm elbow hand and foot 75 mm. For dressing retention conforms well to the body.
Use in first aid. Hold the roll of the roller bandage in the right band when applying bandage on the left side and in the left hand when applying it to the right side. Soft and absorbent the gauze can hold dressing on wounds yet provide flexibility for movement if. Trauma pads 5 x 9 combine abd pack of 5 4 6 out of 5 stars 361.
Durapore medical tape silk tape 1 in. The rules for application of bandages in first aid first aid. There are three main types of bandages. Bs 8599 1 is the british standard for first aid kits in the workplace.
This new range of workplace first aid kits all conform to the standard bs 8599 1 2019. For arm sling and general bandaging or padding.