For the informed observer, some products do not need elaborate descriptions within the pages of a catalog. So it is with First Car Products Emergency Bandage series of field dressings. Any responder with good first aid training wil recognize these field dressings as leaders in the industry.
Known by those in the paramilitary world as “Israeli Field Dressings” the First Care Products Emergency Bandage sets the new standard for others to meet.
The first thing the user will notice is the “mil-spec” packaging. Tough and durable yet the packaging can be opened with ease by tearing at the provided notches.
Once torn open the user will find the actual field dressing vacuum packed in an inner plastic wrapper. The whole unit is sterile and the inner wrapper can also be pressed into duty on sucking chest wounds.
Once the bandage is in hand, some differences over traditional field dressings will be apparent. First, the bandage or what some call the tail, is elastic. The next notable difference is two plastic hooks mounted on the elastic bandage. One plastic hook, looking somewhat like its grinning at you is called the pressure bar. The second hook looks like something resembling a hair-pin is designated the closure bar. The fourth and final obvious feature is the dressing pad itself which as one would expect in this day and age is non-adherent.
Application is simple: First, place the dressing pad against the wound and wrap the elastic bandage around the limb or body part. Second, insert the elastic bandage completely into the “smile” of the pressure bar. Third, pull the end of the elastic bandage back the way it came, but over top of the pressure bar forcing it down onto the dressing pad. (Since the dressing pad is padding, this will not hurt the patient) Fourth, continue wrapping the elastic bandage around the injured limb or body part and the pressure bar tightly making sure you cover all edges of the dressing pad area. Fifth, hook the ends of the pressure bar around the edges of the elastic bandage. This locks the assembly in place.
Keep in mind illustrated instructions are printed on each package for use by a lay person.
A great feature of the First Care Products Emergency Bandage is that it can be pressed into use a tourniquet!
| Various sizes and styles are available: | |||
| Part Number | Description | National/NATO Stock Number | Price |
| #45-FCP01 | 4” Pad Military Spec. | 6510-01-460-0849 | $7.99 |
| #45-FCP02 | 6” Pad Military Spec. | 6510-01-492-2275 | $9.99 |
| #45-FCP03 | 4” Pad Civilian Package | $10.99 | |
| #45-FCP05 | 6” Pad with mobile pad. | 6510-01-515-7528 | $11.99 |
| The mobile pad makes this unit ideal for entrance/exit wounds! | |||
