Excellent video. As a former FMF Corpsman, I always made sure all the Marines in my squad had at least 2 triangular bandages on them prior to deployment, they truely are one of the most versatile pieces of first aid equipment ever made.
I bought this premade kit which had "everything" in it, but when i checked it much of the stuff was out of date by two years (eyewash, grape sugar for insulin chock, expiration of sterilisation date etc) so i'm going through it and getting new stuff. Just a warning to those of you who buy these premade kits and think that they have no expiry date. At least it had a triangular bandage... Great videos btw, especially with time indexes.
I had an assistant scoutmaster who told us to always keep cotton gauze in our 1st aid kits because the material that triangular bandages are made of doesn't soak loose like cotton does. He got injured one time working construction and got wrapped up with a triangular bandage - when they got him to the hospital they had to rip off the bandage because they couldn't soak it off. If you have a different material than he did you're set, but make sure you account for that when using these to bandage bleeding wounds.
Super useful video, glad this video popped up in my feed when searching for examples. This happens to be one that is rather easy to follow as well some of the other ones that were available we're either hard to follow, because they were like a work training video or the person was all over the place. Thank you
This video was been so helpful to me, though our teacher are not teaching it to us yet, I already knew how triangular bandages works. Thankyou for the knowledge
Great video. My wife and I were hiking. We summit the mountain and on the way down, she sprain her ankle really bad. We had nothing with us. This would have been great to have.
Thanks for producing and posting another excellent instructional video. I started day hiking last spring and will definitely pick up a few of these the next time I go to CVS.
Things with the triangular bandages. Its true its been a long time we used this 'technique' on the battlefield, but at first it was just about taking any piece of somewhat square fabric and folding it in two... Its super easy to 'make' a triangular bandage, and they were just invented from that technique.
shemagh or other type large bandanas work too... that is why if I don't have room in a small first aid kit that I don't add one because I will still have a shemagh, bandana, scarf, etc
If you don't have a safety pin for your sling, you can tie a knot in the point of the triangle. Not as secure, but hey we drop stuff in grass during the heat of the moment and you can't lose a knot.
I've been thinking about cowboys and bandanas they wore. It seems logical they would buy a yard or two of linen or cut some off of Mom's bolt of fabric. Amazon sells bandana fabric by the yard at reasonable prices.
Denas K you don’t want to use a triangle bandage on a chest or upper back wound, if it’s a gunshot/stab wound ie a sucking chest wound. Triangle bandages are breathable, they won’t work for that. Also in the lower abdomen/ crotch/ shoulders, for deep lacerations and such they won’t work well for wound packing either, aren’t absorbent. If the wound is a slash or something surface, it’s easier just to use a roller bandage+ gauze or Israeli bandage.
Awesome video. I really like this style of video. Keep up the great content! (Also Vlad's expressions were priceless). I had a question for ya if you don't mind answering and if you have the spare time: I haven't been able to get out and go hiking for a long time. My gear is from when i was much younger so it's probably 7 years old. The gear still fits me - except the pack. So for example, my sleeping bag is still in PERFECT condition. It's been compressed for 7 years by being in a big plastic bin, but it's still got plenty of loft to it. It's sythentic. Long list short- I have gear that is in great condition but just is very bulky compared to today's standards. I'm a long weekend hiker so maybe 2-3 days and was thinking of buying a bigger pack, but one of higher quality, to accommodate my bigger gear. Or go "half and half" and buy a lesser quality pack with lesser quality gear. What would you do? Thanks, Eugene. If you can't get to it, it's no problem. God bless.
+Matthew Risley If you're going for quality, you can't go wrong with Osprey. Buying a pack from them is basically buying a pack for life unless you lose it. Some other great companies are Deuter, North Face, REI... REI are usually the best value. You can go for some lesser quality ones like High Sierra or something of that range if you're looking to save some money. From my experience though, getting a good quality one is worth it.
Can't thank you enough! Thanks for the speedy reply. I was thinking of the Osprey Atmos that you had reviewed earlier, looks like a great pack. Keep up the good stuff, brother. I love how you have "big channel quality" yet can still answer questions. Some of the best outdoors content on UA-cam, honest. Have a great weekend.
Eugene, good video as usual! Useful information that most don't know. on a different subject I just purchased a Finnish Tera Skrama survival knife and would like for you to test it!
+ReviewOutdoorGear Eugene, for me this has become my go to knife, I still take a companion knife for smaller work. I purchased two, so let me know if you want to test one.
Thank you, good class, good kit to have, maybe essential. Perpetually dumbfounded by hunters who head off into woods near naked, if you don't count cammo and gun, yet are in a pickle if hurt, fall from stand etc. Cell phone is great, provided you haven't broken cell phone in fall, even if not; how do you get found: "I am by the white oak, over the creek but father up the hill..." Need some kit to help you or buddies get out without making trek worse. Good job.
These aren't sterile, correct? I know very little about this, so I'm honestly asking - should we use those directly on wounds if we have other sterile gauze available then use that as a compress? or is it okay to use those out the gate?
These aren’t sterile, so you wouldn’t want to use them directly on a wound if you have sterile material available. In a pinch it is better than nothing, though.
An interesting talk is value comment. I believe that you should write extra on this subject, it may not be a taboo topic but generally persons are not sufficient to talk on such topics. To the next. Cheers
You are providing first aid and preventing the person from bleeding to death. Now that they have survived long enough to get to hospital the proper medics in their clean environment can sort out the cleaning of the wound.
Excellent video. As a former FMF Corpsman, I always made sure all the Marines in my squad had at least 2 triangular bandages on them prior to deployment, they truely are one of the most versatile pieces of first aid equipment ever made.
I bought this premade kit which had "everything" in it, but when i
checked it much of the stuff was out of date by two years (eyewash,
grape sugar for insulin chock, expiration of sterilisation date etc) so
i'm going through it and getting new stuff. Just a warning to those of
you who buy these premade kits and think that they have no expiry date.
At least it had a triangular bandage...
Great videos btw, especially with time indexes.
Thank you, and good point about expiration.
I had an assistant scoutmaster who told us to always keep cotton gauze in our 1st aid kits because the material that triangular bandages are made of doesn't soak loose like cotton does. He got injured one time working construction and got wrapped up with a triangular bandage - when they got him to the hospital they had to rip off the bandage because they couldn't soak it off. If you have a different material than he did you're set, but make sure you account for that when using these to bandage bleeding wounds.
Thanks, learnt a lot, just decided to make a f-aid kit.
This 2023 and the best practical video i have seen on triangular bandage
Super useful video, glad this video popped up in my feed when searching for examples. This happens to be one that is rather easy to follow as well some of the other ones that were available we're either hard to follow, because they were like a work training video or the person was all over the place. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
This video was been so helpful to me, though our teacher are not teaching it to us yet, I already knew how triangular bandages works. Thankyou for the knowledge
Great video. My wife and I were hiking. We summit the mountain and on the way down, she sprain her ankle really bad. We had nothing with us. This would have been great to have.
very helpful info getting prepared for backpacking a lot this summer now will add these to my pack! Thanks for your hard work and videos :)
+Kate Hilbert glad to help!
Thanks for producing and posting another excellent instructional video. I started day hiking last spring and will definitely pick up a few of these the next time I go to CVS.
Things with the triangular bandages. Its true its been a long time we used this 'technique' on the battlefield, but at first it was just about taking any piece of somewhat square fabric and folding it in two... Its super easy to 'make' a triangular bandage, and they were just invented from that technique.
Now I know what bandage is always being crammed into wounds in WW2 movies after you mentioned blood sponge.
Thanks so much, Ill incorporate at least 2 in my FIK from now on!! Cheers mate
wow, this is a huge help, i never knew these existed. I will be adding some of these to my pack. thank you for the video
shemagh or other type large bandanas work too... that is why if I don't have room in a small first aid kit that I don't add one because I will still have a shemagh, bandana, scarf, etc
If you don't have a safety pin for your sling, you can tie a knot in the point of the triangle. Not as secure, but hey we drop stuff in grass during the heat of the moment and you can't lose a knot.
Spent an age looking for something like this. Thanks very much, was just the tutorial I needed before showing 30 beavers the triangular bandage.
+Orla De Roiste , glad to help!
Good advice. They look a lot more practical and lighter than an ace bandage too.
Thank you for this video! Now I know exactly how I can use my triangular bandage
Excellent vid. Couldn't say anymore to this besides well done!
Thank you for this video how to put triangular bandage
Thanks for this vid it helped me I stretched a muscle in my arm and I could not lift up I had it on for a couple days but it feels much better
I've been thinking about cowboys and bandanas they wore. It seems logical they would buy a yard or two of linen or cut some off of Mom's bolt of fabric. Amazon sells bandana fabric by the yard at reasonable prices.
Thanks for your video . It is very helpful
Thanks for making this. Really helpful.
nice very nice, thanks for the tutorial man love ur vids
You’re welcome! Good to have you!
Did you say "Clothespins"?
+James Ritchie , HAHA...yes. I meant safety pin. Couldn't think of it at the time!
Cheers for the infomation, however, how do you apply to a chest, abdom or back wounds. Or is it not possible with triangle bandages?
Denas K you don’t want to use a triangle bandage on a chest or upper back wound, if it’s a gunshot/stab wound ie a sucking chest wound. Triangle bandages are breathable, they won’t work for that. Also in the lower abdomen/ crotch/ shoulders, for deep lacerations and such they won’t work well for wound packing either, aren’t absorbent.
If the wound is a slash or something surface, it’s easier just to use a roller bandage+ gauze or Israeli bandage.
Awesome video. I really like this style of video. Keep up the great content! (Also Vlad's expressions were priceless).
I had a question for ya if you don't mind answering and if you have the spare time:
I haven't been able to get out and go hiking for a long time. My gear is from when i was much younger so it's probably 7 years old. The gear still fits me - except the pack. So for example, my sleeping bag is still in PERFECT condition. It's been compressed for 7 years by being in a big plastic bin, but it's still got plenty of loft to it. It's sythentic.
Long list short- I have gear that is in great condition but just is very bulky compared to today's standards.
I'm a long weekend hiker so maybe 2-3 days and was thinking of buying a bigger pack, but one of higher quality, to accommodate my bigger gear. Or go "half and half" and buy a lesser quality pack with lesser quality gear.
What would you do? Thanks, Eugene. If you can't get to it, it's no problem. God bless.
+Matthew Risley If you're going for quality, you can't go wrong with Osprey. Buying a pack from them is basically buying a pack for life unless you lose it. Some other great companies are Deuter, North Face, REI... REI are usually the best value. You can go for some lesser quality ones like High Sierra or something of that range if you're looking to save some money. From my experience though, getting a good quality one is worth it.
Can't thank you enough! Thanks for the speedy reply. I was thinking of the Osprey Atmos that you had reviewed earlier, looks like a great pack.
Keep up the good stuff, brother. I love how you have "big channel quality" yet can still answer questions. Some of the best outdoors content on UA-cam, honest. Have a great weekend.
👍 You can also use it to make a tourniquet.
Thank you for this.
When you're doing a sling if you don't have a safety pin hand you can just tie an overhand knot in the end of the sling to serve the same purpose.
Thanks for the vid! Wery useful! I love learning new skills!
+Theoretical Cyclist you're welcome
Very useful information. Curious, are you a certified EMT or similar?
@ASTATYTE how so?
Very useful brother. Thank you👌👌
Eugene, good video as usual! Useful information that most don't know. on a different subject I just purchased a Finnish Tera Skrama survival knife and would like for you to test it!
+Anthony London , interesting knife. Looks to be a large one... not sure if that's the best thing for backpacking. How's it working for you?
+ReviewOutdoorGear Eugene, for me this has become my go to knife, I still take a companion knife for smaller work. I purchased two, so let me know if you want to test one.
+Anthony London How'd you get it to me? Where do you live?
+ReviewOutdoorGear Texas but I will ship.
+ReviewOutdoorGear deepsea-divehats@hotmail.com
Thank you for the video! This was very helpful!
Thank you, good class, good kit to have, maybe essential. Perpetually dumbfounded by hunters who head off into woods near naked, if you don't count cammo and gun, yet are in a pickle if hurt, fall from stand etc. Cell phone is great, provided you haven't broken cell phone in fall, even if not; how do you get found: "I am by the white oak, over the creek but father up the hill..." Need some kit to help you or buddies get out without making trek worse. Good job.
Greattt learnt alotttttt....
As an emt I use them to splint and restrain a patient.
We use a triangle neckerchief for our bandaging
These aren't sterile, correct? I know very little about this, so I'm honestly asking - should we use those directly on wounds if we have other sterile gauze available then use that as a compress? or is it okay to use those out the gate?
These aren’t sterile, so you wouldn’t want to use them directly on a wound if you have sterile material available. In a pinch it is better than nothing, though.
thank you very much it help me to do the triangular bandage
An interesting talk is value comment. I believe that you should write extra on this subject, it may not be a taboo topic but generally persons are not sufficient to talk on such topics. To the next. Cheers
Hey Eugene! You guys are awesome! Love all the review videos! I was wondering, are you a message student?
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BSA Boy Scouts should all know how to use the Triangle Bandage...
Thanks for the tip
Wait--DON'T choke the patient with the bandage? ? (I'm so confused now)
yeah, I hear its not good for your brain. Never tested it though.
It's called a triangle choke, right? If the patient is smart, he/she will tap out before taking a dirt nap.
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The triangulare bandaje is not sterile,how you cand use it for a bleeding if its not sterile?
Nothing is truly sterile outside of an OR
You are providing first aid and preventing the person from bleeding to death. Now that they have survived long enough to get to hospital the proper medics in their clean environment can sort out the cleaning of the wound.
Thank you, very informative.
you HOPE i get to use it sometime? so morbid
for real though nice info thumbs up
Praise God indeed
SUPER VIDEO!!!
Are you a trained medic?
Reason I ask is your methods i.e. Wrap and tie technique etc. are that of someone with some amount of training
+Christopher Long, yes. ICU Nurse
3:13 I hope you picked up your litter afterwards
Not all bandages come like that
Very good video.
Thanks from Dave at Voyageur Bushcraft.
awesome :D
ty for sharing
+Creative Redundancy you're welcome
The package literally says “DO NOT PLACE ON OPEN WOUND”
Well I think I could at lest save 1 life from this because I had no idea what a triangle bandage was and what to do with it
Wasn’t taught how to make it that shape
That isn't clothes pins, It is safety pins. Clothes pins are for hanging clothes on a clothesline. Thanks for the video, I ordered a 12 pack.
Yes
Those are safety pins , not clothes pins. Otherwise nice video.
Fantastic video thank you
I have to be "that guy" and point out there are no bowties in trauma care.
Ok good
i am a orthopedic surgeon
I would venture to say military