In addition to its primary function, the pressure bar also facilitates bandaging. The elastic bandage uses the rigid shape of the pressure bar to change direction while bandaging, thus affording the caregiver more options for effective dressing of the wound. If additional pressure is required, the closure bar is easily removed from its first closure position and inserted between previous layers of the leader directly above the protruding pressure bar and rotated. This rotation of the closure bar acts to further press down the pressure bar onto the wound to exert blood-staunching pressure. The closure bar is used as before to secure the dressing. The secondary pad can be used to cover a larger wound area with one bandage. The extra gauze can be used as a wound dressing should the main bandage be used as a tourniquet or used as a completely new dressing. A closure bar at the end of the bandage to secure the bandage and add pressure to a wound. It allows the bandage to clip neatly in place without slipping [3] and can be used by a "sliding motion with one hand." [2] Emergency tourniquets are used in emergency bleeding control to prevent severe blood loss from limb trauma. Traditionally, emergency tourniquets are generally used as a last resort, especially in civilian applications, due to the understanding that if all blood flow below the application of an emergency tourniquet is stopped, it would subsequently kill the tissue, leading to eventual loss of the limb below application.

Available in both 100 and 150mm (4 and 6 inches) widths it’s undoubtedly a good dressing and worthy of a place in your first aid kit, but what other options are there? Top – Israeli 4&6″ bandages. Bottom – T3 Enter the T3 There’s also a new version of the OLAES called the ChitoGauze Pro that has chitosan hemostatic dressing inside — an agent that helps with blood clotting. If those things do not control the bleeding then a turniquet is the next option, but there are hazards associated with the use of turniquets. Learn these hazards. If ya don’t know what you’re doing you can cause the loss of a limb by inappropriately cutting off all blood flow for extended periods of time.Consolidation of functions makes treatment more efficient, both medically and economically. Compared to current treatments the Emergency Bandage proves to be an improved life-sustaining device at a competitive price.

The Israeli bandage can directly serve as compression for a sprained ankle, shoulder, or wrist. When you wrap the elastic band around the injured joint, the compression reduces swelling and provides support. A useful feature is the option to unfold the pad making the pad 180 x 180mm, enabling the bandage to cover a much larger wound area than the Israeli bandage, or you could use the additional pad as a separate wound dressing as there is a perforated edge to the fold-out so it can be easily separated. The perforated joint Closure Bar. Enabling closure and fixation of the Emergency Bandage at any point, on all parts of the body: no pins and clips, no tape, no velcro, no knots.I have already replaced my standard 4-inch Israeli dressing with the T3 in my first aid kit as I am suitably impressed with its additional features and capabilities. Discount offer from Reflex Medical A Belgian medical equipment distributor bought the first bandages in 1998. [1] Bar-Natan, having grown the company to a profitable entity, later sold it to PerSys Medical in Houston, Texas, the company that first introduced the bandage to the US military. Today 1.5 to 2 million bandages are produced and sold each year. Every haemostatic agent (brand and type) is different and familiarisation training should be sought. The story begins at 1984 when Bernard Bar-Nathanwas in training to become an Israeli military medic in 1984.He noticed that the bandages issued for bleeding control had been manufacturedin the 40s', and haven'tbeen redesigned since. In the training he was taughtto grab a stone and to use it to apply pressure to a wound that would not clot on its own, he thought that the bandage should have a pressure bar built in the bandage itself.Bar-Nathan started developing a new more effective bandage that will save crucial time during injuries.In 1990–1991, the idea and the design were developed enough to apply for Israeli Government support from the Office of the Chief Scientist in the Ministry of Industry. The application allowed Bar-Natan to become a part of a technology incubator program in Jerusalem’s Har Hotzvim, with a government grant covering 3/4 of the expenses connected to the research and development of the bandage. After three additional years of development the bandage was ready for commercialization. However, Bar-Natan formed First Care Products Ltd and supervised the design and production of the bandage.