This bandage is in used globally and throughout the British Army and is often known as the Israeli bandage. Combining TWO sterile 6" non-adherend wound pads on one side of the bandage with good elasticity for wrapping and securing wounds with the integrated pressure bar. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Situated at the end of the leader is a closure bar (dowel with hooking clips) at each end to secure the wrapping leader the same way that a pen is secured in a shirt pocket. The FCP-06 Emergency Bandage® provides everything needed to address small, medium, and large wounds in one compact package.

The elastic bandage uses the rigid shape of the pressure bar to change direction while bandaging, thus affording the caregiver more options for effective dressing of the wound.The product consolidates many first aid devices such as primary dressing, secondary dressing and tourniquets into one unit.

Keeping the wound area clean and maintaining the pad and pressure on the wound firmly in place, including immobilisation of the injured limb or body part. The versatile design is an effective solution for the control of severe bleeding, wound coverage, splinting, slings, head wraps, and creating an improvised tourniquet. The Emergency Bandage® is the set standard of care in the world's elite militaries, this version of the Emergency Bandage® contains TWO non-adherent 6" wound pads in one device. Also known as the Israeli Bandage®, the Emergency Bandage® is designed for a fast response to stop bleeding.All copyright, design rights and intellectual property rights existing in our design and products are and will remain the property of Openhouse Products Ltd. The Emergency Bandage® can be used as an improvised tourniquet as well as a wrap for severe small, medium and large wounds. After engagement of the pressure bar, wrapping the leader in any direction around the limb or body part and onto the pressure bar forces the pressure bar down onto the pad creating the direct pressure needed to bring about homeostasis. The Emergency Bandage or Israeli bandage is a specially designed, first-aid device that is used to stop bleeding from hemorrhagic wounds caused by traumatic injuries in pre-hospital emergency situations. This rotation of the closure bar acts to further press down the pressure bar onto the wound to exert blood-staunching pressure.

The Emergency Bandage® is a versatile and multi-functional bandage for major traumatic wounds, featuring two highly absorbent 6" sterile wound pads attached to a very strong and stretchy bandage. David Kleinman, a SWAT team medic who devised a first aid kit used to treat victims of the 2011 Tucson shooting, said that "deputies reached for the Emergency Bandage 'over and over at the scene'" of the shooting. It exerts immediate and direct pressure to the wound and is closed off with the integrated closure bar. He noticed that the bandages issued for bleeding control had been manufactured in the 40s', and haven't been redesigned since. The T3 Bandage offers a compact, multifunctional solution to effectively treat a wide range of injuries, including conventional wounds, abdominal and large wounds, amputations, as well as entry and exit wounds.The story begins at 1984 when Bernard Bar-Nathan was in training to become an Israeli military medic in 1984. Sterile and non-adherent the dressing is designed to be easily wrapped and secured and can also act as a tourniquet in cases of severe bleeding. In 1990–1991, the idea and the design were developed enough to apply for Israeli Government support from the Office of the Chief Scientist in the Ministry of Industry. The sooner the treatment begins the better the victimג€™s chances of survival, particularly in cases of hemorrhaging. Comprising a pressure applicator, non-stick pad, subdued colour elasticated bandage and closure bar, can even be applied with one hand in the battlefield situation.