Trangular Bandagers.pptx

Nursing

1. Trangular Bandagers

2. LongArm Sling Often used when you have a broken (fractured) or dislocated: - Arm - Elbow - Shoulder.

3. How to Wear Ask the casualty to use their uninjured hand to support their arm. Slide the triangular bandage underneath their arm gently in a manner such that the triangle’s point is located under the elbow of the casualty’s injured arm. The top end of the bandage should then be brought around the back of the neck.

4. How to Wear By folding the bandage’s lower end up over the forearm, make it meet the top area of the bandage at the area of the shoulder on the injured side. Adjust their sling in a way that supports their arm completely right till their pinky finger. Twist the material and tuck it in so that the edge of the bandage by the elbow remains secure. You can also use a safety pin to do so.

5. Other tips: If you do not have material or scissors to make a triangle sling, you can make one using a coat or a shirt. You can also make a sling using a belt, rope, necktie, or sheet. If the injured arm should be kept still, tie the sling to the body with another piece of cloth wrapped around the chest and tied on the uninjured side. Occasionally check for tightness, and adjust the sling as needed. Remove wrist watches, rings, and other jewelry from the arm.

6. Ask the casualty to support their arm with their other hand. Gently slide the triangular bandage underneath the arm. The point of the triangle should be underneath the elbow of the injured arm. Bring the top end of the bandage around the back of the neck. 1

7. Fold the lower end of the bandage up over the forearm to meet the top of the bandage at the shoulder of the injured side. 2

8. Tie the two ends of the bandage together in a reef knot above their collar bone and tuck in the free ends. 3

9. Adjust the sling so that it supports their arm all the way to the end of their little finger. 4

10. Make sure that the edge of the bandage by the elbow is secured by twisting the fabric and tucking it in, or using a safety pin to fasten. 5

11. Check the circulation in their fingertips every 10 minutes. Press their nail for 5 seconds until it turns pale, then release to see if the colour returns within 2 seconds. 6

12. ST JOHN SLING Used to treat injuries to one’s arm, collor band, wrist, hand, and elbow. Fractures, breaks, and shoulder, arm, or wrist trauma are treated It is the best sling in a injured parts because it supports the whole arm and takes the weight of the arm off the injured parts. In the case of hand or fingures injuries, it can be used to elevate the injured part.

13. How to make an Elevation Sling/ ST JOHN SLING This type of sling supports the forearm and hand in a raised position, with the fingertips touching the casualty’s shoulder. This sling can help to control bleeding and minimise swelling in the forearm or hand.

14. 1 Ask the casualty to support their injured arm, across the chest, with their fingers resting on the opposite shoulder

15. Lay the triangular bandage over their chest, on top of the injured arm, with one end over their uninjured shoulder. Hold the point of the bandage just below the elbow on the injured side . 2

16. Tuck the lower part of the bandage underneath the injured arm. Bring it diagonally across their back to meet the other end of the bandage at their shoulder. 3

17. 4 Tie the two ends of the bandage together in a reef knot above their collar bone and tuck in the free ends

18. Make sure that the edge of the bandage by the elbow is secured by twisting the fabric and tucking it in, or using a safety pin to fasten. 5

19. Check the circulation in their fingertips every 10 minutes. Press their nail for 5 seconds until it turns pale, then release to see if the colour returns within 2 seconds. 6

20. COLLAR & CUFF SLING Clove Hitch

21. COLLAR & CUFF SLING Clove Hitch It is usefull for a casualy with a fracture of the upper arm or an injured hand. Allow the elbow to hang naturally at the side and plase the hand extended towardsthe shoulder on the injured side. Then you form a clove hitch by forming two loops. One towards you. One away from you.

22. COLLAR & CUFF SLING Clove Hitch put the loops together by sliding your hands under the loops and closing with a clapping motion, then apply a clove hitch directly on the wrist, but take care clove hitch not to move the injured arm. Slide the clove hitch over the hand and gently pull it fimly to securew the wrist. Extend the points of the bandage to either side of the neck and tie fimly with a reef knot allow the arm to hang comfertably.

23. How to Fold Traingular Bandage

24. Parts of Traingular Bandage