Apply a Triangular Bandage to the Head/Scalp

1. Turn the base (longest side) of the bandage up and center its base on center of the
forehead, letting the point (apex) fall on the back of the neck.
2. Take the ends behind the head and cross the ends over the apex.
3. If short, tie at base of neck, or take them over the forehead and tie.
4. Tuck the apex behind the crossed part of the bandage and/or secure it with a safety pin.

Head Injury
1. Place the middle of the bandage over the dressing.
2. Cross the ends of the bandage in opposite directions completely around the head.
3. Tie the ends over the dressing.

Head Injury: Jaw/ Cheek/ Top/ Back/ Forehead

1. Place the bandage under the chin and carry its ends upward. Adjust the bandage to make
one end longer than the other.
2. Take the longer end over the top of the head to meet the short end at the temple and cross
the ends over.
3. Take the ends in opposite directions to the other side of the head and tie them over the
part of the bandage that was applied first.
Ear Injuries
1. Place the middle of the bandage over the ear.
2. Cross the ends, wrap in opposite directions around the head, and tie.
3. Place a dressing between the ear and head.

Cravat Bandage of Eye

1. Lay center of first cravat over top of head with the front end falling over uninjured eye.
2. Bring second cravat around head, over eyes, and over loose ends of first cravat. Tie in
front.
3. Bring ends of first cravat back over top of head, tying there and pulling second cravat up
and away from uninjured eye.
Triangular Arm Sling
A.
1. Bend arm at elbow so that little finger is about a hand-breadth above level of elbow.
2. Place one end of triangle over shoulder on injured side and let bandage hang down over
chest with base toward hand and apex toward elbow.
3. Slip bandage between body and arm.
4. Carry lower end up over shoulder on uninjured side.
5. Tie the two ends, by square knot, at the neck. Knot should be on either side of neck, not
in the middle where it could cause discomfort when patient is lying on back.
6. Draw apex of bandage toward elbow until snug, bring it around to front, and fasten with
safety pin or adhesive tape.

B.
1. Bend arm at elbow so that the little finger is about a handbreadth above level of elbow.
2. Drape upper end of triangle over uninjured shoulder.
3. Slip bandage between body and arm.
4. Carry lower end up over flexed forearm (ends of fingers should extend slightly beyond
base of triangle).
5. Slide lower end of bandage under injured shoulder between arm and body and secure the
two ends with a square knot.
6. Draw apex toward elbow until snug, and secure with safety pin or adhesive tape.
Triangle of Chest of Back
1. Drop apex of triangle over shoulder on injured side. Bring bandage down over chest (or
back) to cover dressing, so that middle of base of bandage is directly below injury. Turn
up a cuff at base.
2. Carry ends around and tie in a square knot, leaving one end longer than the other.
3. Bring apex down and tie to long end of first knot.

Triangle of Shoulder
1. Place center of cravat, roller bandage, or belt, at base of neck on injured side, and fasten
just forward of opposite armpit.
2. Slide apex of open triangle under cravat at base of neck and place over dressing on
injured shoulder and upper arm. Turn up cuff at base.
3. Bring ends around arm and tie.
4. Secure apex to cravat at neck by tuckling in, or with safety pin.
Shoulder-Armpit Cravat
1. Place cravat over dressing in armpit so the front end is longer than the back. Carry the
ends upward.
2. Bring ends across each other over top of shoulder.
3. Cross ends over back and chest respectively to opposite armpit. Tie ends just in front of
uninjured armpit.

Elbow Bandage
1. Bend the arm at the elbow and place the middle of the cravat at the point of the elbow
bringing the ends upward.
2. Bring the ends across, extending both downward.
3. Take both ends around the arm and tie with a square knot at the front of the elbow.

CAUTION: If an elbow fracture is suspected, DO NOT bend the elbow; bandage it in the
position found.
Triangle of Hand
1. Place middle of base of triangle well up on palmar surface of wrist.
2. Carry apex around ends of fingers. Cover back (dorsum) of hand to wrist, and tuck excess
fullness of bandage into small pleats on each side of hand.
3. Cross each half of bandage toward opposite side of wrist.
4. Bring ends of triangle around wrist.
5. Tie ends in square knot.

Triangle of Hip
1. Fasten cravat, roller bandage, or belt around waist.
2. Place base of triangle below buttock (gluteo-femoral fold), and slide apex under cravat at
waist. Fold base upward to form cuff and carry ends of base around thigh.
3. Tie ends of base with square knot. Fasten apex to waist cravat with safety pin or by
tucking under.
Cravat of Knee
1. Place center of cravat over kneecap and let ends hang down each side of knee.
2. Cross ends underneath and continue several overlapping descending turns down calf, and
several overlapping ascending turns up thigh.
3. Bring ends together and tie under knee.

Triangle of Foot
1. Center foot upon bandage at right angles to base, with heel well forward of base.
2. Carry apex of triangle over toes to ankle, and tuck excess fullness of bandage into small
pleats on each side of foot.
3. Cross each half of bandage toward opposite side of ankle.
4. Bring ends of triangle around ankle.
5. Tie ends in square knot.
Cravat of Leg
1. Place center of cravat over dressing.
2. Begin ascending turns with upper end, and descending turns with lower end, with each
turn covering two-thirds of preceding turn until dressing is covered.
3. Terminate by tying both ends in square knot.

Cravat of Palm of Hand

1. Lay center of cravat over center of palm of hand with ends hanging down each side.
2. Bring the thumb end across back of hand, over palm, and through hollow between and
palm.
3. Bring the other end across back of hand, toward base of thumb, and obliquely across
palm to base of little finger.
4. Cross both ends at back of hand.
5. Continue procedure, ends crossing first at back of hand and then over palm.
6. Tie in square knot at wrist.
Palm of the Hand (2) Closed Hand
1. Drape Cravat over wrist of palm up hand.
2. Bring one end over closed hand from back to front.
3. Bring other end over closed hand from back to front.
4. Snug, wrap around wrist and tie with square knot.
(Note – Hand is “pulled closed” into a fist.) Thumb is used for PMS check

Cravat Donut
Twist a triangular bandage into a rope shape. Form about a third into a ring of the size required
and wrap the rest round and round through the hole to keep it together.
Used for:
1. Impaled objects
2. Fractured skull
3. To apply pressure around a wound
4. May be used on any part of the body