triangular bandage
Noun: A triangular bandage is a first aid item made from a large piece of cloth cut into a right-angled triangle. It is primarily used to create a sling to support and immobilize an injured arm, forearm, or wrist. The bandage is applied by placing the injured limb in the center of the triangle, with the long base of the triangle running along the body and the point (apex) extending past the elbow. The two ends are then tied around the neck, creating a supportive cradle.
The triangular bandage is a standard item in first aid kits. Its main function is to provide support and elevation for an upper limb injury, such as a fracture, sprain, or dislocation, until professional medical help is available. It can also be folded into a narrow strip to use as a regular bandage or a tie for splints.
- Noun:
- The first responder quickly fashioned a triangular bandage into a sling for the child's broken arm.
- Always check that a triangular bandage sling is not too tight, to ensure proper blood circulation to the hand.
- "to apply a triangular bandage": to put this specific bandage on an injury.
- The manual explains how to correctly apply a triangular bandage for a forearm injury.
- "improvised triangular bandage": a makeshift version made from clothing or other fabric.
- In an emergency, you can create an improvised triangular bandage from a large scarf or a torn piece of a shirt.
- Sling (n): A supportive device, often created using a triangular bandage, for holding an injured arm.
- The doctor put her arm in a sling.
- Cravat bandage (n): A term sometimes used interchangeably with a folded triangular bandage used as a wrap.
- Arm sling (n): The specific application of a triangular bandage.
- Sling: A general term for a supportive device for an injured arm, which a triangular bandage creates.
- Arm bandage: A descriptive synonym emphasizing its use on the arm.
- To put in a sling: To place an injured arm into a supportive sling, often made with a triangular bandage.
- After the X-ray, they put his arm in a sling.
- bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck