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Flammability of modern synthetic bandages
I K Ritchie1, R Wytch, D Wardlaw
1Department of Orthopaedics, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
Injury
|January 1, 1988
Abstract:
The potential fire hazard associated with polyurethane impregnated fibreglass bandages has been investigated. Tests have been carried out in accordance with the most appropriate British Standard (BS5438:1976). Results of these tests show that polyurethane impregnated fibreglass bandages do not represent a serious risk to a wearer as the rate of heat transfer through the casts is sufficiently rapid to alert the wearer of the proximity of a heat source before the cast ignites.