Israeli Bandage Battle Dressing First Aid Compression Bandage, 6 Inch

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Place a hopefully sterile, at least clean, 4×4 or other type bandage directly on the wound and apply pressure.

This rotation of the closure bar acts to further press down the pressure bar onto the wound to exert blood-staunching pressure. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your devices and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. One negative is that the instructions are written relatively small and appear on a dark background, making it quite difficult to read.Pressure applicator: The pressure applicator is a U-shaped bar attached to the outside of the elastic band. If you're curious about this, you can watch this video on making duct tape pull tabs for medical gear.

An Israeli Battle Dressing can make an invaluable addition to a bug-out bag, IFAK, trauma bag, first aid kit, hunting vest, or any number of other locations. For example, I know very few people (including EMTs) who carry a tourniquet or Israeli bandage in their everyday carry kits.

There are general steps to follow for placing a clean pad over a wound and securing a pressure bandage. Skinny Medic said this is why the IBD is usually on his person (in his vest) while the OLAES resides within his bag.