Teaching Wound Care and Bandaging: An Historical Perspective Steve Donelan Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages 47-56 (March 2003) DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(2003)014[0047:TWCABA]2.0.CO;2 Copyright © 2003 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Double spica bandage of the groin. Credit: Davis.7 Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2003 14, 47-56DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2003)014[0047:TWCABA]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2003 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 The gauntlet: a roller bandage covering the fingers and thumb. Credit: Davis.7 Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2003 14, 47-56DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2003)014[0047:TWCABA]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2003 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Spiral bandage with nonstretchy material—the half-twist helps the bandage to conform to the shape of the limb. Credit: Davis.7 Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2003 14, 47-56DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2003)014[0047:TWCABA]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2003 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Pressure points that were still taught in first-aid classes in 1937. Credit: American National Red Cross Textbook on First Aid and Relief Columns.3 Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2003 14, 47-56DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2003)014[0047:TWCABA]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2003 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 5 Using the forearm to apply pressure to the brachial pressure point. Credit: American Red Cross First Aid Textbook.5 Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2003 14, 47-56DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2003)014[0047:TWCABA]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2003 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 6 Four-tailed bandage of the nose. Credit: American Red Cross First Aid Textbook.5 Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2003 14, 47-56DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2003)014[0047:TWCABA]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2003 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 7 The triangular bandage has may uses. Credit: Morton B, Handbook of First Aid to the Injured, Revised Edition, 1896. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2003 14, 47-56DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2003)014[0047:TWCABA]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2003 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 8 Cravat bandage of elbow. Credit: American Red Cross First Aid Textbook.5 Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2003 14, 47-56DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2003)014[0047:TWCABA]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2003 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions