Clean the wound with mild soap and water. Apply a small layer of topical antibiotic if desired. If blood soaks through the dressing, place another dressing over the first one. Step 2. Cover the bandage Wrap roller gauze or cloth strips over the dressing and around the wound several times. Extend the bandage at least an inch beyond both sides of the dressing. Don't wrap the bandage so tight that it interferes with blood flow to healthy tissue.
Step 3. Secure the bandage Tie or tape the bandage in place. Don't secure the bandage so tight that fingers or toes become pale or blue. Step 4. Check circulation Check circulation in the area below the bandage after several minutes and again after several hours. Yes No. Tell us more. All Safety Products sells several types of bandages such as medical gauze, shoe covers, bandages, and other types of disposable medical supplies online.
The most common type of bandage is the gauze bandage, a simple woven strip of material, or a woven strip of material with a Telfa absorbent barrier to prevent adhering to wounds. A gauze bandage can come in any number of widths and lengths, and can be used for almost any bandage application, including holding a dressing in place. It is prepared from type 1 Absorbent gauze in various widths and lengths. The term 'compression bandage' describes a wide variety of bandages with many different applications.
Long stretch compression bandages have long stretch properties, meaning their high compressive power can be easily adjusted. However, they also have a very high resting pressure and must be removed at night or if the patient is in a resting position. Also known as a cravat 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. 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.
Triangular bandages are amongst the more versatile types of bandaging you can usually find in a first aid kit. They are essentially a single sheet of thick cotton or calico designed for constructing slings that:. You can also use triangle bandages to create a makeshift tourniquet in emergency situations. If no roller bandages are available, you can also wrap one around a pad or dressing to apply pressure. Triangular bandages will look for a larger, square packet within your first aid kit, containing a triangle of cloth.
Some triangular bandages are also supplied with safety pins to aid with sling construction. Tubular bandages are perhaps the least versatile of the three conventional bandages. These are elasticated tubes of thick gauze designed for use with a single body part, dictated by the width of the bandage itself.
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