BANDAGING

PAT H F I N D E R L E C T U R E
 BANDAGING

Uses of Bandage
• A bandage is used to hold a dressing in place
over a wound
• to create pressure over a bleeding wound for
control of hemorrhage
• to secure a splint to an injured part of the
body
• to provide support to an injured part.
 GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF BANDAGING

A bandage should never be applied directly over

a wound; it should be used only to hold in place the
dressing which covers a wound. A bandage should be
applied firmly and fastened securely. It should not be
applied so tightly that it stops circulation or loosely
that it allows the dressing to slip. If bandages work
themselves loose or become unfastened, wounds may
bleed, they may become infected, and broken bones
may become further displaced. It is essential, therefore,
that bandages be properly applied and well secured.
 TYPES OF BANDAGES

Triangular Bandage and Cravat Roller Bandage

Bandages

Tailed Bandages
 TYING THE SQUARE KNOT

• Left over right, then right over left

Triangle of Forehead or Scalp
Cravat of head or ear
Cravat of jaw
TRIANGULAR ARM SLING
TRIANGLE OF CHEST OR BACK
TRIANGLE OF SHOULDER
TRIANGLE OF HAND
Cravat of palm of hand
Cravat of elbow
Cravat of knee
Cravat of leg
Triangle of foot
 SPLINTING
• A piece of wood, metal, plastic, etc., that is used to hold
a broken bone in the correct position while it heals.