Emergency bandage in dark grey plastic wrapper, 2009
Manufactured by First Care Products Limited, this bandage is used for haemorrhage control and trauma wound dressing. It was part of a medical kit belonging to Lance Corporal Chris Schivas of 16 Medical Unit who served in Afghanistan during 2007-2008 and in 2010.
The bandages is impregnated with crushed shellfish or minerals that seal injured blood vessels.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 2012-10-16-38
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, London
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2012-10-16-38
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