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Online Collection
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