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For some wounds, large bandages may be necessary. Also, some wounds will require changing the dressing every so often. This could amount to needing large supplies of bandages which many people probably won't have.
A solution is to go the the local thrift shop and find cheap used bedsheets. Preferably white.
Take them home and cut them into strips of whatever sizes you think may be handy, from small to larger ones.
Wash them in hot soapy water and bleach. Then wash them in hot soapy water and bleach again. Dry them on the hottest drier cycle. When they are dry, be sure that your hands are clean. Be careful to keep them from falling to the floor or otherwise getting dirty. Store them in zip loc bags, or preferably vacuum sealed bags.
They may not be "hospital sterile", but they will be as clean as possible and you will have a large supply of bandages for not much money.
A solution is to go the the local thrift shop and find cheap used bedsheets. Preferably white.
Take them home and cut them into strips of whatever sizes you think may be handy, from small to larger ones.
Wash them in hot soapy water and bleach. Then wash them in hot soapy water and bleach again. Dry them on the hottest drier cycle. When they are dry, be sure that your hands are clean. Be careful to keep them from falling to the floor or otherwise getting dirty. Store them in zip loc bags, or preferably vacuum sealed bags.
They may not be "hospital sterile", but they will be as clean as possible and you will have a large supply of bandages for not much money.
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