LESSON PLAN ON FIRST AID: TRIANGULAR BANDAGING TECHNIQUES

I. OBJECTIVE
At the end of the lesson, the pupils are expected to:
1. Identify the parts of a triangular Bandage.
2. Perform the procedures in doing the act of bandaging.
3. Appreciate the importance and aims of the different bandaging for injuries.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: First Aid: Bandaging Techniques

Materials/Resources:Triangular Bandage, PowerPoint Presentation, LCD
Projector, Video clips, Handouts, Laptop, Brochures
Time Allotment: 30 mins-1 hour
Value Focus:
 Appreciating the importance of knowledge about First Aid.

III. LEARNING EXPERIENCES

1. PREPARATORY ACTIVITIES
Motivation
i. Prayer
ii. Greeting the class
iii. Introducing Our self
iv. ICE BREAKER: Ask the student if they had encountered
triangular bandage

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2. DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES

a. Presentation
i. Introduce the topic for the day (Show PowerPoint Presentation
about First Aid: Triangular Bandaging)

Generalization

Triangular bandage is used as an arm sling or as a pad to control bleeding.

It may also be used to support or immobile an injury to a bone or joint or as
improvised padding over padding over a painful injury

3. APPLICATION

Ask students the difference Techniques and their treatment.

4. EVALUATION

 Ask the students on what they have learned by doing or conducting some
recitation about the topic that we’ve discussed
 Let them answer an evaluation paper that will be distributed to them at the end
of the discussion
I. INTRODUCTION
First Aid is the immediate care given to a person/victim who has suddenly become ill or
has been injured with the care provided to preserve life, prevent condition from
worsening and promote recovery.

A. What is Bandaging?
Bandaging is the process of covering a wound or injured part.

B. Bandages are used for following purposes:

 to prevent contamination of wound by holding dressing in position.
 to provide support to the part that is injured, sprained or dislocated joint.
 to provide rest to the part that is injured.
 to prevent & control homorrhage
 to restrict movement/ immobilize a fracture or a dislocation.
 to correct deformity
 to maintain pressure

C. TYPES OF BANDAGING

TRIANGULAR BANDAGE
Triangular bandage could be used on many parts of the body to support and
immobilize.
CRAPE BANDAGE
Type of woven gauze which has the quality of stretching.
GAUZE/COTTON BANDAGE
Lightly woven, cotton material. Frequently used to retain dressing on wounds of fingers,
hands, toes, feet, ears, eyes, head.
ADHESIVE BANDAGE
Use to retain dressing and also used where application of pressure to an area is needed.

II. TRIANGULAR BANDAGE

Also known as a cravat bandage, a triangular bandage is a piece of cloth put into a
right-angled triangle, and often provided with safety pins to secure it in place.It can be
used fully unrolled as a sling, folded as a normal bandage, or for specialized applications,
as on the head.
III. PART OF A TRIANGULAR BADAGE

IV. TYPES OF CRAVAT BANDAGING FOLDING

A. TRIANGLE OF FOREHEAD OR SCALP

Typically, a roller bandage is used to treat head injuries.However, a triangular
bandage is great for treating burns to the head as it can be left loose around the top of the
head.
STEPS:
1. Turn the base(longest side) of the bandage up and center its base on the center of the
forehead, letting the point(apex) fall on the back of the neck.

2. Take the ends behind the head and across the ends over the apex.

3. If short, tie at the base of the neck, or take them over the forehead and tie.

4. Tuck the apex behind the crossed part of the bandage and/or secure it with a safety
pin.

B. ARM SLING
STEPS:
1. Place cravat under injured arm with one end over opposite shoulder(A).

2. Bring other end over injured arm and same shoulder (B).

3. Tie ends at side of the neck (C).

4. Fold over point and pin, or tie in knot to make “cup” for elbow (D).
C. TRIANGLE OF CHEST/BACK
This bandage is used to hold dressing on burns or wounds of chest or back.
STEPS:
1. Drop apex of triangle over shoulder on injured side. Bring bandages down over chest
(or back) to cover dressing, so that middle of base of bandages is directly below injury.
Turn up a cuff at base.

2. Carry ends around and tie in a square knot, leaving one end longer than the other.

3. Bring apex and tie to long end of first knot.

D. CRAVAT OF THE HEAD

The purpose of this bandage is to apply pressure to control hemorrhage from the
wounds of scapls, or to hold dressings on wounds of ear or lower scalp.
STEPS:
1 .Place middle of cravat over dressing.
2. Pass each end completely around head.
3. Tie in square knot.

E. CRAVAT OF JAW/CHEEK/TOP/BACK/FOREHEAD
Also known as mentro-vertico-occipital cravat is used to hold dressing on the chin,
cheeks, scalp and as a temporary support to immobilize a fractured or dislocated jaw.
STEPS:
1. Place the bandage under the chin and carry its ends upward. Adjust the bandage to
make one end longer than other.

2. Take the longer end over the top of the head to meet the short end at the temple and
cross the ends over.

2. Take the ends in opposite directions to the other side of the head em over the part of
the bandage that was applied first.

F. CRAVAT OF EYE
It is used to holda dressing over the eye. Two cravats are required.
STEPS:
1. Lay center of first cravat over top of head with the front end falling over uninjured
eye.

2. Bring second cravat around head, over eyes, and over loose ends of first cravat. Tie in
front.

3. Bring ends of first cravat back over top of head, tying there and pulling second cravat
up and away from uninjured eye.
G. CRAVAT OF EAR
STEPS:
1. Place the middle of the bandage over the ear (A).

2. Cross the ends, wrap in opposite directions around the head and tie (B and C).

4. Place a dressing between the ear and head.

H. TRIANGLE OF HAND/FOOT
It is used to hold dressings of considerable size on the hand/foot.
STEPS:
1. Place the Hand/Foot in the middle of the triangular bandage with the wrist/heel well
forward of the base (A).

2. Ensure that the fingers/toes are separated with absorbent material to prevent chafing
and irritation of the skin.

3. Place the apex over the top of the hand/foot and tuck any excess material into the
pleats on each side (B).

4. Cross the ends on top of the hand/foot, take them around the wrist/ankle, and tie at the
front of the wrist/ankle (C, D, and E)

I. PALM OF THE HAND (OPEN HAND)

STEPS:
1. Lay the middle of the cravat over the palm with the ends hanging down on each side
(A).

2. Take the end of the cravat at the little finger across the back of the hands, extending it
upward over the base of the thumb; then downward across then palm(B).

3. Take the thumb end across the back of the hand, over the palm, and through the
hollow between the thumb and palm (C).

4. Take the ends to the back of the hand and cross them; then bring them up over the
wrist and cross them again (D).

5. Bring both ends down and tie them with square knot on top of the wrist (E and F).

J. PALM OF THE HAND (CLOSED HAND)

STEPS:
1. Drape cravat over wrist of palm up hand.

2. Bring one end over closed hand from back to front.

3. Bring other end over closed hand from back to front.Snug, wrap around wrist and tie
with square knot.

K. CRAVAT OF ELBOW

It is used to hold dressing around elbow.

STEPS:
1.Bend arm at elbow and place center of cravat at point of elbow (olecranon).
 2.Brings ends up and across each other in overlapping spiral turns. Continue one end up
arm and the other end down forearm.

3.Bring ends to front of elbow (antecubital fossa), and tie.

CAUTION: If an elbow fracture is suspected, DO NOT bend the elbow; bandage it in

the position found.

L. SHOULDER-ARMPIT CRAVAT

A. K.A bis-axillary is used to hold dressings in the armpit (axilla) or on shoulder.

STEPS:
1. Make an extended cravat bandage by using two triangular bandages (A); place the end
of the first triangular bandage along the base of the second one (B).

2. Fold the two bandages into a single extended bandage (C).

3. Fold the extended bandage into a single cravat bandage (D). After folding, secure the
thicker part (overlap) with two or more safety pins (E).

4. Place the middle of the cravat bandage under the armpit so that the front end is longer
than the back and safety pins are on the outside (F).

5. Cross the ends on top of the shoulder (G).

4. Take one end across the back and under the arm on the opposite side and the other
end across the chest. Tie the ends using a square knot.

M. TRIANGLE OF HIP
It is used to hold dressing on the buttock or hip. It requires two bandage, one triangle
and other a cravat

STEPS:
1. Fasten cravat, roller bandage, or belt around waist.

2. Place base of triangle below buttock (gluteo-femoral fold), and slide apex under
cravat at waist. Fold base upward to form cuff and carry ends of base around thigh.

3. Tie ends of base with square knot. Fasten apex to waist cravat with safety pin or by
tucking under.

N. CRAVAT OF KNEE
It is used to hold dressings around the knee.
STEPS:
1. Place center of cravat over kneecap and let ends hang down each side of knee.

2. Cross ends underneath and continue several overlapping ascending turns up thigh.

3. Bring ends together and tie under knee.

O. LEG/ARM (UPPER AND LOWER) BANDAGE

STEPS:
1. Place the center of the cravat over the dressing (A).

2.Take one end around and up the leg/arm in a spiral motion and the other end down and
around the leg/arm in a spiral motion, overlapping part of each preceding turn (B).

3.Bring both ends together and tie them (C) with a square knot.
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BALIBAGO ANGELES CITY
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EVALUATION PAPER
(FIRST AID: TRIANGULAR BANDAGING TECHNIQUES)

Name: Date:
Grade & Section: Strand:

Directions: Please answer the following questions. This evaluation form help
us to identify if the health teaching is effective.

QUESTIONS: YES NO
1. Is health teaching is important to you?
2. Are you satisfied with their health
teaching techniques?
3. Is the topic relevant to your daily life?

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