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Mountain First-aid and Medicine

Bandages

After first curing a wound, next, the area must be protected from damaging external influences, or prop the extremity up. There are numerous ways to apply a bandage, be it with broadcloth, gauze or compresses. However, in case of emergencies, it is difficult to apply a bandage without previous practice. The ideal thing is to assist to a professional first-aid course. For people without knowledge, the most appropriate thing, because of its simplicity, is to use ready-made bandages packs or a combination of gauze and compresses. In this case, first the compress is applied to the injury, fixing it with gauze. Covered compresses are preferred since they don’t stick to the wound.

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