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.
綳帶是一種材料，用於支撐敷料或夾板等醫療設備，或單獨用於支撐或限制身體某個部位的運動。與敷料一起使用時，敷料直接應用於傷口，並使用綳帶固定敷料。其他綳帶不用綳帶，如用於減輕腫脹或為扭傷的腳踝提供支撐的彈性綳帶。綳帶可以用來減緩流向四肢的血液流動，比如當腿部或手臂嚴重出血時。
Bandages are also used in martial arts to prevent dislocated joints. 綳帶也用於武術中，以防止關節脫臼。
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.
綳帶種類繁多，從普通的布條到為特定肢體或身體部位設計的特殊形狀的綳帶。綳帶通常可以根據情況需要臨時制作，使用衣服、毯子或其他材料。在美式英語中，bandage這個詞經常用來表示粘在綳帶上的小紗布敷料。
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.
最常見的綳帶類型是紗布綳帶（普通紗布卷式綳帶），一種帶有Telfa吸收性屏障的編織材料條，用於防止粘附在傷口上。紗布綳帶可以有任意寬度和長度，幾乎可以用於任何綳帶應用，包括將敷料固定到位。
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.
液體綳帶是一種局部皮膚處理，用於治療一些小傷口和潰瘍，有幾家公司出售。這些產品是化學物質的混合物，可以形成一層聚合物層，與皮膚結合。這可以防止污垢和細菌進入，並保持水分，從而保護傷口。
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.
創可貼是由美國制葯和醫療器械公司強生發行的一種粘合劑綳帶。該品牌發明於1920年，在美國、加拿大和澳大利亞已成為粘性綳帶的通用術語。