A bandage is a piece of material used either to support a medical device such as a dressing or splint, or on its own to provide support to or to restrict the movement of a part of the body. When used with a dressing, the dressing is applied directly on a wound, and a bandage used to hold the dressing in place. Other bandages are used without dressings, such as elastic bandages that are used to reduce swelling or provide support to a sprained ankle. Tight bandages can be used to slow blood flow to an extremity, such as when a leg or arm is bleeding heavily.
绷带是一种材料，用于支撑敷料或夹板等医疗设备，或单独用于支撑或限制身体某个部位的运动。与敷料一起使用时，敷料直接应用于伤口，并使用绷带固定敷料。其他绷带不用绷带，如用于减轻肿胀或为扭伤的脚踝提供支撑的弹性绷带。绷带可以用来减缓流向四肢的血液流动，比如当腿部或手臂严重出血时。
Bandages are also used in martial arts to prevent dislocated joints. 绷带也用于武术中，以防止关节脱臼。
Bandages are available in a wide range of types, from generic cloth strips to specialized shaped bandages designed for a specific limb or part of the body. Bandages can often be improvised as the situation demands, using clothing, blankets or other material. In American English, the word bandage is often used to indicate a small gauze dressing attached to an adhesive bandage.
绷带种类繁多，从普通的布条到为特定肢体或身体部位设计的特殊形状的绷带。绷带通常可以根据情况需要临时制作，使用衣服、毯子或其他材料。在美式英语中，bandage这个词经常用来表示粘在绷带上的小纱布敷料。
The most common type of bandage is the gauze bandage (common gauze roller bandage), a woven strip of material with a Telfa absorbent barrier to prevent adhering to wounds. A gauze bandage can come in any number of widths and lengths and can be used for almost any bandage application, including holding a dressing in place.
最常见的绷带类型是纱布绷带（普通纱布卷式绷带），一种带有Telfa吸收性屏障的编织材料条，用于防止粘附在伤口上。纱布绷带可以有任意宽度和长度，几乎可以用于任何绷带应用，包括将敷料固定到位。
Liquid bandage is a topical skin treatment for minor cuts and sores that is sold by several companies. The products are mixtures of chemicals which create a polymeric layer which binds to the skin. This protects the wound by keeping dirt and germs out, and keeping moisture in.
液体绷带是一种局部皮肤处理，用于治疗一些小伤口和溃疡，有几家公司出售。这些产品是化学物质的混合物，可以形成一层聚合物层，与皮肤结合。这可以防止污垢和细菌进入，并保持水分，从而保护伤口。
Band-Aid is a brand of adhesive bandages distributed by the American pharmaceutical and medical-devices company Johnson & Johnson. Invented in 1920, the brand has become a generic term for adhesive bandages in the United States, Canada, and Australia.
创可贴是由美国制药和医疗器械公司强生发行的一种粘合剂绷带。该品牌发明于1920年，在美国、加拿大和澳大利亚已成为粘性绷带的通用术语。