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You're right, I said bandage, and not dressing.  I carry dressings  
too, Telfa pads, inside ziplock bags to keep them from  
disintegrating.  Thanks for clarifying.  By not sticking, I meant  
about to the ooze and such after a bandage has been in position (over  
a dressing) for a while.  Do you know the difference between maxi  
pads (too thick, agreed) and mini pads?

Where do you get triangular bandages like that?  I must shop in the  
wrong stores.  I like "tube" bandages too, to quickly secure a  
dressing/bandage combo, but they're a little bulky too.

Lynne

On Nov 8, 2005, at 12:35 PM, Jim Holland wrote:

> Yes....I carry those, but they are too thick to be a really good  
> pressure
> dressing for arterial bleeding, but great for any other bleeding.  
> If you
> could only carry ONE bandage (a dressing covers a wound....a  
> bandage keeps
> the dressing in place) carry the large triangular bandages that are  
> shaped
> like a bandana folded diagonally.  You can wrap with it, make a  
> "sling" with
> it, use it for a pressure bandage, tie with it, splint with it and  
> a lot of
> other things. 4 x 4 and 4 x 6 dressings are nice to have  
> along....and are
> sterile, which the feminine hygiene products are not.
>
> Jim, Sun of Dimanche+, and Mahada Magic

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