Israeli Bandage Battle Dressing First Aid Compression Bandage, 6 Inch

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In this article, we jump into the reasons why keeping an Israeli bandage in your IFAK or family medical kit is a smart move. According to Skinny Medic, if he could only choose one emergency compression bandage to work with, a 6-inch OLAES would be it. As the saying goes, the more you know, the less you need! With a little practice, there are many medical items you can improvise.

The Israeli bandage can directly serve as compression for a sprained ankle, shoulder, or wrist. When you wrap the elastic band around the injured joint, the compression reduces swelling and provides support.Twist the rod until you can't twist it anymore - you should be reaching tourniquet-like pressure at this point.

Securing bar: The securing bar is sewn into the end of the elastic. Once you've wrapped the wound, you can hook the c-shaped securing bar into the bandage. Reflex Medical kindly supplied the T3 bandage in this review, and they have offered a 10% storewide discount to BCUK members using code BUSHCRAFTUK21 until June 2021.This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. A Belgian medical equipment distributor bought the first bandages in 1998. [1] Bar-Natan, having grown the company to a profitable entity, later sold it to PerSys Medical in Houston, Texas, the company that first introduced the bandage to the US military. Today 1.5 to 2 million bandages are produced and sold each year. A closure bar at the end of the bandage to secure the bandage and add pressure to a wound. It allows the bandage to clip neatly in place without slipping [3] and can be used by a "sliding motion with one hand." [2]