Patent ID: 8262601

Claim:
A helmet trauma bandage comprising: a. a flexible stretchable helmet with periphery edges, segments, and an opening sized to fit about and cover a forehead/crown, sides/ears, and back of a head of a patient with a head trauma; the helmet segments configured to be positioned proximate the ears defining ear opening observation holes to reveal any fluid discharge through the ears, b. a sterile dressing liner affixed to the inside of the helmet; said helmet and liner with enough stretch when placed on the patient to apply minimal pressure to the head to control bleeding without aggravating intracranial pressure, c. exterior pouches affixed to the exterior of the stretchable helmet structured to removably receive and secure therein hot or cold packs, and d. a strap system releaseably affixed to the helmet periphery edges and structured to pass under a patient's chin to secure the helmet with openable, adjustable, fastening ends in a manner to apply minimal pressure to control bleeding and loosened and re-attached to prevent circulation stoppage and avoid aggravating intracranial pressure, wherein the segments of the helmet defining the ear observation holes are slit and variably secured together with straps having a first end secured on a first side of the slit, and an openable and closable adjustment fastener affixed to a second end of the strap; the fastener structured to secure to a corresponding fastener positioned on a second side of the slit in a manner so that the opening of the observation holes may be varied in size as the strap fastener is varied in position.