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Bandage

Meaning in emergency medicine & first aid, with examples

/ˈbændɪdʒ/nounCore term

In emergency medicine & first aid, bandage means: A strip of cloth or elastic material wrapped around part of the body to hold a dressing in place, give support or apply pressure.

In Turkish: sargı, bandaj, sargı bezi

How it is used

Types include roller bandages, elastic bandages for sprains and triangular bandages, often used as slings. 'Bandage' is also a verb: bandage a wound. A small sticky dressing is often called a Band-Aid (a brand name) in the US and a plaster in the UK.

Example sentences

  1. Her fingers were cold because the bandage was too tight.

  2. He came in with his hand bandaged in a kitchen towel.

Common collocations

  • roller bandage
  • triangular bandage
  • elastic bandage
  • bandage a wound
  • dressingA sterile pad or covering placed directly on a wound to protect it, absorb blood and help it heal.
  • slingA piece of cloth tied around the neck that supports an injured arm, wrist or shoulder and keeps it still.
  • sprainAn injury to a ligament, the tough tissue that joins bones at a joint, caused by twisting or stretching it too far; ankles and wrists are most often affected.
  • woundAn injury where the skin or other tissue is cut, torn, pierced or broken, for example by a knife, glass, a fall or a bite.

More terms: Bleeding and Wounds

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