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Bandage and Treat
Most people are familiar with adhesive strip bandages such as Band-Aid brand and maybe even specially shaped, self-adhesive bandages for knuckles and other hard-to-bandage areas. But there is a wide range of other bandages that can be very useful in your first aid kit.
Cuts and Scrapes
From gauze pads and adhesive tape, to roller and triangular bandages, each can have an important place in home first aid.
How to use bandages for cuts and scrapes
Pressure dressings
Videos on emergency pressure dressings (the Israeli Battle Dressing or IBD).
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Burns and Blisters
While burns and blisters can be treated with the standard bandage materials found in the Cuts and Scrapes section above, there are specialized bandages that make treatment easier and less painful.
How to treat and bandage burns
Degree of the burn
An article on how to evaluate and determine the degree of your burn. Follow the minor-burn and major-burn sections on that same article.
Treating and bandaging burns
Videos on treating and bandaging techniques for burns.
How to treat and bandage blisters
Treating and bandaging blisters
Videos on treating and bandaging techniques for blisters.
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Where to Buy
The most cost-efficient place to purchase self-adhesive bandages is usually going to be your local drugstore or big-box store. They will usually also have specialized bandages like roller, elastic and triangular bandages. They also have medical supplies like gloves, alcohol wipes and disinfectants.
Grandpa TJ: Online sources for self-adhesive bandages can start at lower prices but by the time you add shipping, they end up being more costly than the local sources.
Specialized bandages, like trauma bandages or IBD's, can be hard or even impossible to find at your local stores. Online sellers may be your best options.
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