About the Band-Aid
The Band-Aid was invented by Earle Dickson.
Earle Dickson’s wife Josephine, always got cuts and burns from making dinner.
Earle eventually got annoyed of constantly taping adhesive tape to cotton gauzes
for each of Josephine’s wounds. Eventually it became a bigger problem. So Earle
decided to grab a long piece of adhesive tape and cover it with Crinoline.
Crinoline is a stiff fabric or coarse cotton material for interlining. Earle
then added square gauges at intervals on the adhesive tape. This made it easier
for Josephinem, as all she needed to do was cut strips of the band-aid as needed. Also,
at the time Earle was also involved with the company Johnson Johnson, so soon his
new idea was blossomed.
THE IMPACT & HOW THE BAND-AID IS USED TODAY
The Band-Aid is a huge impact on the world today. When someone gets a cut and scrape
it’s often used, but most people don’t realize how important the band-aid really
is. Without the band-aid cuts would get infected which could lead to diseases.
The Band-Aid is also very important in the hospital. Most of the time when
people think of a Band-Aid they think of the small light brown one for cuts and
scrapes. In hospitals, Band-Aids are used to help keep ligaments in place, to
cover a wound. Without the band-aid out world would be so unsanitary, with
thousands of diseases.
The Band-Aid was invented by Earle Dickson.
Earle Dickson’s wife Josephine, always got cuts and burns from making dinner.
Earle eventually got annoyed of constantly taping adhesive tape to cotton gauzes
for each of Josephine’s wounds. Eventually it became a bigger problem. So Earle
decided to grab a long piece of adhesive tape and cover it with Crinoline.
Crinoline is a stiff fabric or coarse cotton material for interlining. Earle
then added square gauges at intervals on the adhesive tape. This made it easier
for Josephinem, as all she needed to do was cut strips of the band-aid as needed. Also,
at the time Earle was also involved with the company Johnson Johnson, so soon his
new idea was blossomed.
THE IMPACT & HOW THE BAND-AID IS USED TODAY
The Band-Aid is a huge impact on the world today. When someone gets a cut and scrape
it’s often used, but most people don’t realize how important the band-aid really
is. Without the band-aid cuts would get infected which could lead to diseases.
The Band-Aid is also very important in the hospital. Most of the time when
people think of a Band-Aid they think of the small light brown one for cuts and
scrapes. In hospitals, Band-Aids are used to help keep ligaments in place, to
cover a wound. Without the band-aid out world would be so unsanitary, with
thousands of diseases.