How to Make a Cuff & Collar Shoulder Sling
- 1). Extend the casualty's hand toward the shoulder on the uninjured side.
- 2). Unroll a a 60-inch-long, heavy-duty cotton bandage. Fold the bandage in half lengthwise.
- 3). Tie a loose clove hitch in the middle of the length of bandage. A clove hitch is a knot comprised of two loops, or half hitches. Make one loop around the casualty's wrist on the injured side and tuck that end of the bandage through the loop clockwise, as children tie simple knots or cowboys tie horses to posts. Make the other loop around the wrist and tuck that end of the bandage through the loop counterclockwise.
- 4). Gently pull the ends of the bandage to tighten the clove hitch over the casualty's wrist.
- 5). Extend one end of the bandage around the casualty's neck. Tie the two ends of the bandage in the hollow just above the collarbone, using any knot that will not slip. Tie the ends at a point where the casualty's wrist will be supported in the middle of the torso. The distance between the knot near the collarbone and the casualty's wrist will be different for tall and short people.
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