bandaging | Cabillan May 16, 2025

BANDAGING

-is the process of covering a wound or an injured part of the body.

- is a strip of cloth used to wrap some part of the body

1.5 to 7.5

0.5 to 3

Bandages are available in various widths, most commonly ________ cm (_______ in.).

proper size suitable

comfortable

Support

flex

tightly or too loosely

PRINCIPLES OF BANDAGING:

➢ Select a bandage of __________ and _____material

➢ Place the patient in a _______________ position ➢ _______ the injured area while bandaging ➢ If a joint is involved, _______ it slightly

➢ Do not bandage to _______or too _________

head and back of the neck

two thirds

comfortable, look neat

restriction

PRINCIPLES OF BANDAGING:

➢ face the patient when bandaging except for bandages of the _______________.

➢ Each layer should cover __________ of the previous layer of bandage

➢ The finished bandage should be ___________,__________, and fulfill its purpose with no __________ of circulation

1. Elastic Roller Bandages

2. Triangular Bandages

3. Gauze

4. Special Type such as T-bandage

TYPES OF BANDAGES:

Gauze

- is used to retain dressings on wounds and to bandage the fingers, hands, toes, and feet. It supports dressings and at the same time permits air to circulate

- is one of the most commonly used, because it is light and porous and readily molds to the body. It is also relatively inexpensive, so it is generally discarded when soiled.

Elasticized

__________ bandages are applied to provide pressure to an area

● Apex

● Base

● Side

● End

PARTS OF A TRIANGULAR BANDAGE:

● Head

● Tail

PARTS OF A ROLLER BANDAGE:

1. circular

2. spiral

3. spiral reverse

4. recurrent

5. figure-eight.

Applying bandages to various parts of the body involves one or more of five basic bandaging turns:

CIRCULAR TURNS

- are used to anchor bandages and to terminate them.

- usually are not applied directly over a wound because of the discomfort the bandage would cause.

- to stabilize, ankle, wrist, fingers, and toes

SPIRAL TURNS

- are used to bandage parts of the body that are fairly uniform in circumference, for example, the arm or upper leg.

- promote venous return

- used to hold dressings in place

SPIRAL REVERSE TURNS

Are used to bandage cylindrical parts of the body that are not uniform in circumference, for example, the lower leg or forearm.

RECURRENT TURNS

Are used to cover distal parts of the body, for example, the end of a finger, the skull, or the stump of an amputation

FIGURE OF 8 TURNS

Used to bandage an elbow, knee, or ankle, because they permit some movement after application

TRIANGULAR BANDAGING

- Also known as a cravat bandage

- is a piece of cloth put into a right-angled triangle, and often provided with safety pins to secure it in place.It can be used fully unrolled as a sling, folded as a normal bandage, or for specialized applications, as on the head.

ARM SLING

holds the forearm in a raised or horizontal position and can support an injured upper arm, forearm, and wrist, also relieves pressure on the shoulder joint in times of dislocation

SHOULDER AND CHEST BURNS/ INJURIES

1. Prepare 1 cravat by making a narrow cravat. For the other bandage, apex to apex, roll so that both bandages will be merged together.

2. Let's say your patient has an injury on the right side of the shoulder for burns, so just wrap it around the chest to the lower underarm around the uninjured side.

3. Do a square knot

4. Roll the sides of your cravat and wrap it around the arms (You can go around one more time if you still have longer ends and create another square knot)

CHEST BURNS/INJURIES

1. Cross cravat over chest part and tie. Make sure it is a little bit loose on the side of the neck so the patient won't choke. Then square knot.

2. For the side of the chest, roll sides of the cravat and wrap around the waist and create a square knot.

3. Tie remaining ends of cravat

HIP/LEG BURNS/INJURIES

1. Prepare the same 2 cravats for burns of the shoulder and chest.

2. Go to the side of injury, in the waist part tie your bandage 3. On the leg part, hold it and go around the leg and create a square knot.

40 inches

size of the side of a triangular bandage

56 inches

size of the base of a triangular bandage

40 inches

Size of the side of the triangle bandage

56 inch

Size of the base of the triangle bandage

WIDE CRAVAT

BROAD CRAVAT

SEMI BROAD CRAVAT

NARROW CRAVAT

TYPES OF CRAVAT: