Israeli Bandage Battle Dressing First Aid Compression Bandage, 6 Inch

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a b c d e f g h i David Horowitz (2011-04-29). "Editor's Notes: The guy with the bandage". The Jerusalem Post . Retrieved May 17, 2011. Like many skills we know or should know, it’s good to revisit most when ‘hopefully’ we don’t have the need for them every day/week/month.

Finally, you can wrap a large Israeli bandage around an abdominal evisceration, protecting the abdominal cavity. A pressure applicator placed over the wound to stop bleeding by applying pressure. [2] It allows changing the direction of the bandage and wrapping it around the wound once in various directions. It also makes bandaging easier. It is especially useful for stopping bleeding in groin and head injuries. [3] Newer versions, such as T3 and the 9T, include features such as gauze for additional wrapping, extra pads, abdominal pads to cover eviscerations, and moisture seals to cover wounds and burns. Twist the rod until you can't twist it anymore - you should be reaching tourniquet-like pressure at this point.Elastic band: The long elastic band allows you to wrap a wound several times, applying sufficient pressure. There are different techniques that can be used to effectively create pressure dressing. These are some basic guidelines:

He set his mind to the problem at hand, and the Israeli battle dressing was the result. Bernard Bar-Natan (second from the left) with his Israeli Battle Dressing. (Photo: Israelifirstaid) Apply pressure to the bleed: Before you attempt to unwrap the Israeli bandage, begin applying pressure with your hand. Then, you can pass that job off to a partner, your knee, or (if the patient is able) ask the patient to hold pressure while you prepare the bandage. Skinny Medic said this is why the IBD is usually on his person (in his vest) while the OLAES resides within his bag. Emergency tourniquets are used in emergency bleeding control to prevent severe blood loss from limb trauma. Traditionally, emergency tourniquets are generally used as a last resort, especially in civilian applications, due to the understanding that if all blood flow below the application of an emergency tourniquet is stopped, it would subsequently kill the tissue, leading to eventual loss of the limb below application.a b Sandhya Somashekhar; Sari Horwitz (2011-01-21). "First-aid kits credited with saving lives in Tucson shooting". The Washington Post . Retrieved May 17, 2011.