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Definition of Triangular bandage
1. Noun. Bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck.
Medical Definition of Triangular bandage
1. A piece of cloth cut in the shape of a right-angled triangle, used as a sling. Synonym: scarf bandage. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Triangular Bandage
Literary usage of Triangular bandage
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Complete Handbook for the Sanitary Troops of the U.S. Army and Navy and by Charles Field Mason (1917)
"The triangular bandage possesses special advantages for the military service in that
... Applications of the triangular bandage. Head: Place the base of the ..."
2. The Health Exhibition Literature (1884)
"THE triangular bandage. In our fathers' days pocket-handkerchiefs were of ...
To replace them for these purposes the triangular bandage has been devised. ..."
3. The Immediate care of the injured by Albert Sidney Morrow (1912)
"triangular bandage of the Shoulder.—Place the base of the triangle around ...
triangular bandage of the Elbow.— Flex the forearm, fold a large hem in the ..."
4. Principles of Physiology and Hygiene by George Wells Fitz (1908)
"triangular bandage.—There are three principal forms of bandages with ...
The triangular bandage is made of fairly stout sheeting in the form of a triangle. ..."