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13 hours ago
Post courtesy of The Dutch Policeman

Bernard Bar-Natan, a child of Holocaust survivors from Poland who grew up in New York, immigrated to Israel in 1979 and was drafted into the military there in 1983. During his service, he saw a need for a dressing that didn’t exist.

He didn’t have any medical background, but two days before the end of his IDF basic training in 1984, the recruits were offered the opportunity to become combat medics, and Bar-Natan thought to himself, why not? When he was drafted, he had noticed that the “personal bandage” he, like all other recruits, were given a rudimentary field dressing in a small, rectangular green wrapping happened to be dated 1942.

“1942,” he mused 1942,” he mused. “Astonishing. Planes have obviously evolved since 1942. Tanks certainly aren’t the same. And yet here I am getting the very same bandage they were giving out over half a century ago. Surely, we should be able to make a more effective bandage to stop hemorrhaging in the field by now.”

And so, The Israeli Bandage or The Emergency Bandage was born.
One of the most interesting things about this bandage is that it’s wrapped twice, that’s right two wrappers. The double packaging ensures their sterility. The outer wrapper is clearly marked on the new Israelis with tear marks, but if you don’t know what you’re looking for on the interior wrapper you may waste precious time. The inner wrapper is clear and has a small pre-cut tear mark on the very top of the bandage, but both the top and bottom of the bandage’s long side look the same. You’ll have to pull on it slightly to loosen up the side with the slack (top) to find the pre-cut tear mark to open it.

With the added potential of having gloves on and slippery hands, this is no time to be wildly tearing at a plastic wrapper to get to the bandage. And in this world seconds count! This is serious when you’re talking about stopping a severe hemorrhage and having to open a pressure dressing like the Israeli Bandage twice isn’t practical. So, the need for practice and educating yourself is critical. ... See MoreSee Less
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Thank you so much la - ostrich.co.jp - I hope you are keeping well la !
See the story behind the Emergency Bandage® : https://youtu.be/Id_ml64ogjo
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