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service in cases of accident, it is necessary to know what 

 appliances are needed, and how to use them. 



Bandages are usually made of unbleached cotton or calico. 

 They may* also be made of flannel, muslin, gauze, india 

 rubber, etc., according to their intended use. There are 

 many kinds of bandages, but the most useful and most 

 convenient ones are the roller bandage and the triangular 

 bandage. The latter is the one likely to be near at hand, 

 for every boy and girl has usually a pocket handkerchief, 

 which, when folded diagonally, makes a double triangular 

 bandage. As its name implies, it is a three-cornered bandage, 

 made by taking a piece of cotton about forty inches square, 

 and cutting it diagonally into two halves. We will describe 

 this bandage as having two ends and a point, and the longest 

 side as the base. Three forms of bandage are made from it : 



THE UNFOLDED BANDAGE, as in a wide sling, where the ends 

 are tied behind the neck. The forearm resting in the sling, 

 the point is brought around the elbow, and pinned in front. 



THE BROAD BANDAGE, where the point is first brought to 

 the base, and the whole folded once. 



THE NARROW BANDAGE, where the point is also brought to 

 the base, and the whole folded twice. 



We cannot go fully into the application of this bandage, 

 but one or two examples will show there is no part of the 

 body that cannot be properly bandaged with it. It is also 

 well suited for keeping poultices, etc., in place, and for band- 

 aging splints to broken limbs. For the upper or lower limb 

 the bandage is folded narrow or broad, and is applied by 

 placing its middle over the dressing on the wound, carrying 

 it round the limb and back again, and tying at the starting 

 point. For the body, it is generally /unfolded. For instance, 

 it is applied to the right chest by placing the middle of 

 the bandage on that chest, with the point over the right 

 shoulder, carrying the two ends round the body, under the 





