PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST
APPLY AN EMERGENCY BANDAGE TO AN EXTREMITY
Situation: You have located a casualty (simulated) who is losing a good deal of blood
from a wound on an extremity (wound is marked or indicated on arm, forearm, thigh, or
leg).
Supplies: Emergency bandage.
GO
NO-GO
Removes the emergency bandage from its pouch.
_____ _____
Places the pad (dressing) on the wound.
_____ _____
Wraps the elastic bandage around the extremity.
_____ _____
Inserts the elastic bandage completely into the pressure bar.
_____ _____
Pulls the elastic bandage back over the top of the pressure bar,
_____ _____
forcing the bar down onto the pad.
Wraps the elastic bandage tightly over the pressure bar.
_____ _____
Continues to wrap the elastic bandage around the limb so that all
_____ _____
edges of the dressing are covered.
Secures the hooking end of the closing bar into the elastic bandage
_____ _____
The bandage is tight enough to secure the dressing, but not tight
_____ _____
enough to interfere with distal blood circulation.
OVERALL EVALUATION
GO
NO GO
(A no-go on any step gives an overall evaluation of no-go.)
IS0877
5-39
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