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Bandage - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Band, Belt, Bend, Binder, Binding, Blind, Blindfold, Brace, Bundle, Cast, Chain |
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US soldiers putting bandages on a wounded in Iraq. A bandage is a piece of cloth used typically to cover a wound and stop bleeding. Applying a bandage properly is a first aid skill. Ideally a bandage comes in a prepackaged sterile wrapping. However, bandages can be and often are improvised as needed. Changing bandages is one common task in nursing. Bandages are typically found in first aid kits.
In the United States, bandage also refers to what the British call "sticking plasters", or adhesive pads.
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Example Usage of Bandage |
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TheVole: Pleased to be more ambulant today. Pills, strap Bandage, and rest are doing some good. |
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funnymash: A New FunnyMash Post::
Adult jokes-Bandage
http://funnymash.blogspot.com/2009/11/adult-jokes-Bandage.html |
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MartinaJoseph: @Fleegerian_Akin im sat at home with my arm wrapped up in a flipping Bandage!!! Im in sooo much pain right now! |
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