APPENDIX C 

 PRACTICE IN FIRST AID 



IN order to render effective first aid, a certain amount 

 of practice in the application of bandages, compresses, 

 splints and slings and in the proper handling of the 

 body when injured, is necessary. To this must be added 

 a practical knowledge of the methods of disinfecting 

 wounds. 



Triangular bandage. There are three principal forms 

 of bandages with which a first-aid student should be 

 familiar, namely, the triangular, 1 the roller and the 

 four-tailed. The triangular bandage is made of fairly 

 stout sheeting in the form of a triangle. The simplest 

 way to make it is to take a piece of cloth from 30 to 

 36 in. square, and either to fold or cut it along the 

 diagonal. This bandage is most useful as a protective 

 bandage or to hold a compress in place but ordinarily 

 is not very effective in applying pressure. 



Roller bandage. The bandage which applies pressure 

 best is the roller bandage. This consists of a strip of 

 cheesecloth 1 to 5 in. wide and from 4 to 10 yds. long, 

 which is rojled tightly. To apply the roller, grasp it 

 in the right hand so that the loose end points toward 



1 An excellent triangular bandage on which are printed the 

 methods of applying, can be obtained for 10 cents from The Society 

 for Instruction in First Aid to the Injured, 105 East 22d Street, 

 New York, or from The Health Education League, 113 Devonshire 

 Street, Boston. The directions for use are given so simply by 

 means of illustrations on the bandage that they are omitted from 

 this discussion. It is hoped that each pupil will own one of these 

 bandages. 



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