Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-06
Victory Juniors Get First Lesson
Use Bandaee Dressings Treatment Of Injured Persons Most
COMPARATIVELY Demonstrated by Army Members
LESSON ONE
BANDAGEs AND DRESSINGS

Junior Victory Army members
ATTENTION!
II you received your orders yes
terday, you will be all ready for
today's first lesson in Junior Vic
tory Army First Aid.
If you don't have your orders,
you'd better look them up In yes
terdays Detroit Times.
Now if you are all ready with
your equipment. which is a 36 or
40-inch square piece of stout cloth,
well get started.
THINGS YOU MUST KNOW
First, there are some things you
must know about how TO treat
injured persons:
See that the victim has
plenty Of air. III you know nothing
about first aid, you can help most
by keeping others from crowding
around and by sending for doc
tor immediately. In every case
you must send for a doctor rs soon
as possible. Further on In your
course you will learn about the
civilian defense organization for
providing medical attention.
keep the patient lying down.
3-Keep the patient warm.
don't move the patient II
you can possibly help II.
IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER
In this lesson you will be told
about some kinds of bandages you
can make. But il is very important
10 remember this first of all:
DON'T PUT ANYTHING NEXT
TO A WOUND THAT is NOT
SURGICALLY STERILE!
A sterile bandage is one that
has not been touched after re-
moval from its package.
Bandages are 10 be used only
when all wounds have been found
and covered with antiseptic solu-
tions and sterile gauze.
The triangle bandage is made
by folding across a square 40-inch
piece of cloth on the diagonal.
These are the ways you can use it
1-As an open triangle-spread
out to its full extent drawing AZ.
2-As wide folded bandage,
made by folding over one OF the
three points. Then IL Is called a
"wide cravat" drawing b..
3-As a narrow folded bandage,
made by folding over until you
have n long, narrow strip. This Is
marrow cravat" drawing c..
SIMPLE OPEN TRIANGLE
You can use simple open tri-
angle as an arm sling by tying
two ends together and slipping the
sling over the patients neck.
To put on the sling without NOV
ing the patients arm, you do the
following things:
1-Spread out the triangle on
top of the injured person. Make
sure one point is In the direction
Of the injured arm (see photo
graph.
2-Take the other point and slip
II around over the patients shout
der.
3-Carefully place the triangle
under the injured arm.
4-Tie the lower point to the
one behind the neck (see other
photography.
5-Be sure the third point Is at
the elbow.
SPECIAL LESSON COMING
Tomorrow you will learn some
tof the special kinds OF bandages
that you can make with this tri-
angle for injuries to different parts
Of the body.
Remember every wound Is dan
gerous because of the germs that
can get in it. That is why every
thing must be absolutely clean.
You should wash your hands care
fully with soap before giving any
body first aid. If you can't wash
your hands, be extra careful not
10 touch any wound, and be extra
careful in handling the dressings.
If your hands aren't clean, it is
better not to touch a bandage at
all. But if you must, hold it by
the very edge.
Any bleeding wound is danger
Gus and must be treated immedi-
ately. The worst is a bleeding
artery. You can tell it is an artery
bleeding if there is lot of blood
and it spurts. Then you have to
use the pressure points that you
will learn about later, or a tourni-
quet.
For lighter bleeding. the thing