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Image source (CC BY-SA 2.0 – cropped) Are you building a first aid kit and need help figuring out what to put in there? One of the most important jobs of a first aid kit is wound care. Butterfly bandages are a tool that you may want to carry in your kit to help properly […]

There’s nothing worse than a cut on a knuckle! With all the movement your hand makes and the fact that the skin is always flexing, the cut tends to take longer to heal. Plus, all of this movement makes it difficult to keep a bandage in place. Enter the knuckle bandage! This H-shaped bandage is

A cut on your fingertip can be a real pain! It’s the most likely place to get a paper cut. Or maybe you’ve pulled off a hangnail and taken the surrounding skin with it, leaving an open sore. Unfortunately, your typical Band-Aid is not ideal to protect your fingertip. It creates a sort of “funnel”

The world’s number one, go-to, first aid kit item has got to be the adhesive bandage. It’s the easiest way to address your everyday cuts and scrapes. They were invented because there was no bandage/dressing combination at the time, which made it difficult to take care of a wound with one hand. Enter the adhesive

We often see triangular bandages used as arm slings, but they are very useful when folded and used as a bandage to cover wounds. This article will cover some basics of bandaging wounds, and then explain how to use a triangular bandage to do so. Want to full breakdown of triangular bandages? Check out this

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: triangle bandages are one of the most practical items you can add to a first aid kit. But their use goes far beyond first aid. When added to a hiking, camping, emergency, or bug-out bag kit, there are so many ways that a triangle bandage can

Triangle bandages are one of my favorite first aid items to keep in a medkit. It’s one of the cheapest and most versatile items you will add and can even be DIYed at home. This article will explain what a triangle bandage is, how to make one, and how to use them. What is a

Broken or chipped tooth? Did a crown fall out? There are a wide variety of dental products on the market that can provide a temporary solution until the proper care is received. The purpose of these products is to buy some time for people who won’t be able to get to a professional in the

Did you just get a new tattoo and are you wondering what your tattoo is wrapped in? Are you wondering what you should replace it with? Are you a tattoo artist weighing your tattoo bandage options? Take a look at this article for everything you need to know. What types of bandages do tattoo artists