Thursday, January 3, 2008

MEDICAL EMERGENCIES

Fifth in your emergency kit is a box of sterile 4"x4" gauze pads #50 and a 4 inch and 6 inch ace bandage roll.
A-The ace can be used to stabilize jointa when you twist or sprain them
B-You can use the ace bandages and any stiff object ie. a roll of papers, stick, ice scrapper, etc. to splint a fracture.
C-you can use the sterile gauze and an ace bandage to cover wounds , burns or put compession dressing over a bleeding site till you get to an ER

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