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2. Emergency Bandage - Wikipedia

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   However, Bar-Natan formed First Care Products Ltd and supervised the design and production of the bandage. 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 ...

3. Emergency bleeding control - Wikipedia

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   Epistaxis, or nosebleed, is a special case, where almost all first aid providers train the use of pressure points. The appropriate point here is on the soft fleshy part of the nose, which should constrict the capillaries sufficiently to stop bleeding, although obviously it does not stop bleeding from the nasopharynx or tear ducts .

4. Equipment of an American combat medic - Wikipedia

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   Aid bags are available from many different manufacturers, in many different styles. Depending on the unit and their standard operating procedures, the medic may have to follow a strict packing list, or may have the liberty of choosing their kit depending on the mission at hand. A typical aid bag will include: Fluid Resuscitation. IV fluids and ...

5. Field dressing (bandage) - Wikipedia

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   Large first-aid dressing, U.S. Army Carlisle model sterilized, packed in dark green packaging, rectangular model, New York. This dressing, already developed in 1904, and subsequently introduced in 1906, was supplied to the troops in a sealed brass casing, to protect the bandage inside against gas attacks, and to also ensure that it remained ...

6. Dressing (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   Applying a dressing is a first aid skill, although many people undertake the practice with no training – especially on minor wounds. Modern dressings will almost all come in a prepackaged sterile wrapping, date coded to ensure sterility. Sterility is necessary to prevent infection from pathogens resident within the dressing.

7. Antihemorrhagic - Wikipedia

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   An antihemorrhagic (British English: antihaemorrhagic) agent is a substance that promotes hemostasis (stops bleeding). [1] It may also be known as a hemostatic (also spelled haemostatic) agent.

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9. Adhesive bandage - Wikipedia

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   The backing and bag are often made of coated paper, but may be made of plastic. The adhesive sheet is usually a woven fabric, plastic ( PVC , polyethylene or polyurethane ), or latex strip. It may or may not be waterproof; if it is airtight, the bandage is an occlusive dressing .