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St. John Ambulance Association

The triangular bandage

[circa 1915?]

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The triangular bandage /, [London] : [St. John Ambulance Association], [circa 1915?], Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund.




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  • Creator

    St. John Ambulance Association

  • Title(s)

    The triangular bandage / St. John Ambulance Association.

  • Published/Created

    [London] : [St. John Ambulance Association], [circa 1915?]

  • Physical Description

    1 sheet ([2] pages) ; 27 x 21 cm

  • Holdings

    Rare Books and Manuscripts
    HV593.G7 S73 1915 Box
    Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund
    Accessible in the Study Room [Request]

  • Copyright Status

    Public Domain

  • Classification

    Books

  • Notes

    An example of the St. John Ambulance Association triangular bandage is also present in the collections. See link herewith.
    Signed, page [2]: "John Furley, Honorary Director of Stores, St. John's Gate, Clerkenwell, London, E.C." Furley (1836-1919) was one of the founders of the St. John Ambulance Association, in 1877.
    The words "St. John Ambulance Association" appear above the title.
    Instruction for use of the triangular (or "Esmarch") bandage -- which was itself printed with illustrations on proper use. The present sheet includes concise instructions on bandaging wounds of the scalp, jaw, eyes, shoulder, upper arm, fore arm, chest, hand, hip, foot, limb, and collar bone.
  • Subject Terms

    Bandages and bandaging. |
    First aid in illness and injury. |
    St. John Ambulance Association. |
    World War, 1914–1918 -- Medical care -- Great Britain.

  • Form/Genre

    Ephemera.

  • Contributors

    Furley, John, 1836–1919

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