Addition to the first aid kit

[Cuppa]

A new discovery for me. I guess I may be behind the times & the only one here who didn't know this sort of bandage existed, but a few days ago when I hurt my foot we found some in a drawer here at our farm sitting location & I gave it a go, despite the fact that it was bright orange.

It is IMHO by far the best bandaging I've ever used! Easy to apply, & it sticks to itself so no fastening required. Doesn't slacken off or slip. If removed with care it can be re-used several times. & is not affected by getting wet.

I used it for support, but it would work just as well for holding a dressing onto a wound, or even for pressure bandaging of a snake bite.

We think it that good that we will replace all the bandages in our first aid kit with it.

Being so impressed with it, I went looking for some online - comes in a variety of widths, but I think the 10cm wide one is best for 'all purpose', it does get narrower with each use. You can pay a lot of money for it, especially if it comes from medical or pharmaceutical suppliers, but there are plenty of suppliers who sell for around $3 per 10cm x 4.5m rolls (note the length is the stretched length. Straight off the roll unstretched this equates to around 2 metres. It is sold with a variety of descriptions but 'cohesive' & 'vet wrap' often figure, as it is also sold for bandaging animals because it will hold in place & will not adhere to their fur.

I had it on bare skin, & if anyone is going to get an allergic skin reaction it is generally me. No sign of anything like that after 4 days.

Anyway just a heads up for folk to consider for their first aid kits.

I'm not promoting any particular seller, but to give a better idea of what I've described this is the ebay ad I just ordered from:

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/10X-Pet-...72.m2749.l2649