1. Bandaging
Almoez Mohammed Edress
RN, BNS, MSN,
Shaqra University
2 February 2014
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2. BANDAGING
Purposes:
 Used to hold a dressing in place
 Used to maintain pressure over a bleeding
wound for hemorrhage control
 Used
to immobilize or support a limb
 Occasionally
used to maintain warmth
 Can
assist in controlling the shape of the stump
by minimizing swelling
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3. BASIC ANCHOR
 First
few turns of the bandage
 Usually secured at the
smallest circumference of the
part
 Permanence of the
application depends upon the
security of the anchor
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4. CIRCULAR TURNS
A
part is encircled with
each layer of bandage
superimposed on the
previous one.
 Simplest of all the turns
 Its use is limited to
anchors and to parts of
uniform width such as
toe, neck and head.
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5. SPIRAL TURNS
 Begin
with a circular turn,
then proceed up the body part,
with each turn covering twothirds the width of the
preceding turn.
 Reversal of the bandage can
be done by holding the thumb
of the left hand at the point
where the roller is to be
turned.
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6. Spiral reverse turns
 Begin
with a circular
turn. Then the bandage is
reversed, or twisted,
once each turn to
accommodate a limb that
gets larger as the
bandaging progresses.
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7. Figure of 8 Turn
 Consists
essentially of 2
spiral loops of bandage, one
up and one down, crossing
each other thus forming an 8.
 used on a joint that requires
movement.
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8. Recurrent turns
 Are
anchored with
circular turns and follow
a back-and-forth
motion, and are
completed with circular
turns; used to cover a
fingertip, head, or
amputated stump.
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9. Binders
 Are
bandages made for
specific body parts, usually
the abdomen, perineal area,
or arm (sling)
 Abdominal binders:support the abdomen and
are used following
abdominal surgery or
childbirth.
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10.  Perineal
binders, called T
binders, are used to hold
pads or dressings in the
perineal area.
 A sling: is a cloth support
for an injured arm that
wraps around the back of
the neck to maintain the
arm in a set position.
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11. Thank you for attention
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