Your Large Scarf Or Tee-shirt Could Act As An Emergency Sling Or Clothing

 I broke my clavicle in a car accident. The hospital gave me a large triangle of cream colour cloth to tie around my neck as a sling.



One evening I want out with a scarf and wanted to wear it draped over the sling to hide it. Then I thought I could use it as a decorative outer piece, with the hospital;s scarf underneath like a lining. Then I realised the scarf was strong enough to bear the weight of my arm without the hospital's cloth.

In an emergency, to protect your arm, or somebody else's, you might need to create a sling, or some kind of bandage. 

A large scarf or sarong would be very handy. Using a pair of scissors, and a needle and thread, (both in some small sewing kits) you could create a sling, a headscarf, a head bandage, a headband, a swimming cap, a mask, even a bandeau top and a pairt of shorts or swimming trunks. A poncho, with a t shape cut in the middle, is easy and quick to make. Several videos on YouTube show you what to do. I have saved some of my favourite videos on my Instagram or Pinterest pages.

Useful Websites

Useing a scarf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AUYUEFG64U

Using a tee-shirt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-5zW9aA0ic

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