Size the pad to the wound before the wound sizes it for you — one dressing that covers beats two that almost do.
At a glance
10 things to know about the ETD 8 × 10 in.
What the bigger pad and longer wrap buy you, and where the large-wound dressing stops.
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An 8 × 10 in. pad on a 4 in. wrap
The pad is sewn onto the wrap, 8 in. high by 10 in. wide — an extra-large sterile non-adherent pad for applying immediate direct pressure to larger areas.3 The 4 in. ETD's pad is 6 × 4 in.4
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A longer wrap — 70 in.
The elastic runs 70 in., against 56 in. on the standard 4 in. and 6 in. ETDs.3,4 Length matters when a big pad has to be anchored around a big limb: in a tourniquet-conversion simulation, a short wrap was swapped for longer ones because the longer wraps covered limbs better.13
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Flat-folded, 1 in. deep
It packs to 4.125 × 7 × 1 in. and weighs 4 oz — the same weight as a rolled 6 in. ETD.3,4 The dressing itself is labeled NAR Compression ETD 8″×10″ FLAT.8
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The same ETD design
A durable securing device, Quick-Grip Roll Control tabs that keep the wrap from unrolling during application, and no pressure bars or hooks — engineered from more than 63 after-action reviews of real-world battle-dressing applications.3
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NSN 6510-01-654-6801
DLA describes the item as a universal compression dressing for severe trauma: sterile, applicable with one hand, an 8 × 10 in. non-adherent pad on a 4 × 70 in. elastic roll-control wrap, single wrapped and vacuum sealed. NAR item 30-0165 is one of the part numbers listed under that NSN; unit of issue is each.6
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Class I, sterile, latex-free
FDA lists it as an elastic bandage (product code FQM, 21 CFR 880.5075): Class I, exempt from 510(k). It is sterile, single use and labeled as not made with natural rubber latex, with a lot number and an expiration date on the label.5
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One product, one job
A complete bleeding kit carries four products for four jobs: a tourniquet, packing gauze, a pressure dressing and a chest seal. A big pad does not change that. A limb a tourniquet can control gets a tourniquet; a deep or junctional wound is packed first; the dressing goes over the top.1 In 50 mass-casualty patients in Afghanistan, most injured by explosives, tourniquets and pressure dressings were the most common prehospital interventions.11
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On the torso, other rules apply
An open or sucking chest wound gets a vented chest seal — or a non-vented seal if no vented seal is available — not a gauze pad. The abdomen is never packed, and exposed bowel is covered with a moist sterile dressing or a water-impermeable covering, never forced back in.1
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Firm pressure — not a tourniquet
NAR's direction: firm pressure, but never so tight it creates a tourniquet effect.10 Too tight, and the wrap closes the veins while the artery keeps pumping in — a venous tourniquet that can end in compartment syndrome.9 In 116 measured applications by EMS providers, pressures ran from 50 to 412 mmHg and did not match how tight providers thought they were,12 and in cadaver legs high-stretch wraps raised compartment pressure the most.14
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More than a bandage
Like every ETD, it can sling and swathe an arm, fasten a splint to a limb, or do any other job that needs an elastic wrap.3
How to apply the ETD 8 × 10 in.
In doctrinal order — the tourniquet and packing decisions come first, the dressing last.
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1Tourniquet first on a limb. Life-threatening limb bleeding a tourniquet can control gets a tourniquet. Hasty: high and tight over clothing, under threat or when you cannot see the source. Deliberate: on bare skin 2–3 in. above the wound once it is exposed. Never across a joint.1
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2Pack what is deep. Deep wounds and junctional wounds — groin, armpit, neck — are packed first: the power ball goes in first, directly on the bleeding vessel, and every corner is packed tight. Never pack the chest or abdomen. The neck can be packed with care without compressing the airway; the lower neck above the collarbone is acceptable.
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3Hold pressure. Hemostatic gauze: at least 3 minutes, or the time on its label.1 Plain gauze: at least 10 minutes. In every case, until the bleeding stops — best practice is to keep holding until someone relieves you.
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4Open and center. Tear the package at a red notch and unfold the dressing. The printed tag reads OTHER SIDE TOWARD WOUND; center the 8 × 10 in. pad so it covers the whole wound field.3,8
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5Wrap with a little stretch. Pull a little stretch on each pass and wrap until the pad is held down edge to edge; the Quick-Grip tabs keep the roll from unrolling as you go.3,10
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6Secure the end. Fasten the end with the securing device's hook-and-loop, or tuck it under the last wrap so it sits tight.10
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7Check beyond the dressing. Color, warmth, sensation and pulse below the wrap, compared with the other limb. If the skin turns dusky, capillary refill slows, pain climbs or the pulse fades, take the dressing down and reapply it with less force — then keep reassessing.9
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8If blood comes through. On a superficial wound, or a wound under the dressing that is not deep enough to pack, leave the dressing in place and add gauze and pressure on top. That rule does not cover a packed wound: if a packed wound keeps bleeding, remove the packing and repack — find the source, power ball first, every corner tight.1
Where it fits
- Direct pressure over wounds too large for a 4 in. or 6 in. pad3
- Holding packing in place across a wide wound field once the deep parts are packed
- A pressure dressing after a trained provider converts a limb tourniquet1
- Slinging and swathing an arm, or fastening a splint3
- Life-threatening limb bleeding a tourniquet can control — tourniquet first1
- An open or sucking chest wound — a vented chest seal, or a non-vented seal if no vented seal is available1
- Packing into the chest or abdomen — never
- Wrapping tight around the neck — the airway comes first
- Wounds a 12 × 12 in. pad would cover better — the Abdominal/Stump ETD is that size7
The evidence
No peer-reviewed study of the ETD itself is indexed in PubMed. The studies below tested pressure dressings as a class, and the TCCC documents set the role.
| Study | Evidence type | What was studied | What it found |
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| TCCC Guidelines, 1 May 2026 | Expert review · guideline | Massive hemorrhage, tourniquet conversion, open chest wounds, abdominal evisceration | Tourniquet for limb bleeding it can control; hemostatic dressings ≥3 min of pressure; pressure dressings after tourniquet conversion; vented chest seal for an open chest wound; moist sterile or water-impermeable covering for exposed bowel |
| Evidence-Based Standard Devices & Adjuncts, 15 December 2021 | Expert review · device list | Devices recommended for combat casualty care | Limb tourniquets and hemostatic dressings and devices are named; there is no pressure-dressing category |
| Schauer et al., Prehosp Disaster Med 2017 | Human · combat registry | 50 mass-casualty patients, DoD Trauma Registry and Prehospital Trauma Registry, Afghanistan; explosives the most common cause | Tourniquets and pressure dressings were the most common prehospital interventions; 97% of the 36 with follow-up survived to discharge |
| Brauckmann et al., Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2026 | Human volunteer · simulation | 124 EMS providers applying pressure dressings to one volunteer's forearm over calibrated sensors; 116 analyzed; ETD not among the materials | Peak pressure 169 ± 84 mmHg (range 50–412); self-assessed tightness did not match measured pressure |
| Kragh et al., J Spec Oper Med 2021 | Manikin · simulation | 100 simulated tourniquet applications and conversions by one operator, including conversion to a pressure dressing | Conversion to a pressure dressing took longer than conversion to a tourniquet; a short wrap was swapped for longer ones to cover limbs better |
| Kwok et al., Mil Med 2026 | Cadaver · synthetic model | Low-, moderate- and high-stretch circumferential dressings on a pressurized manikin arm and cadaver legs | High-stretch dressings raised compartment pressure the most (cadaver anterior compartment +10.7 vs +3.0 mmHg for low-stretch) |
Strongest to weakest: human registry data, then human-volunteer measurements, then manikin and cadaver work. The registry counts how often pressure dressings were used, not how well any one brand performed.
How it compares
The large-wound ETDs against the standard rolled sizes — pick by the size of the wound you expect.
| ETD 8 × 10 in. | Abdominal/Stump ETD | ETD 6 in. rolled | ETD 4 in. rolled | |
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| NAR item | 30-0165 | 30-0012 | 30-0032 | 30-0031 |
| Pad (H × W) | 8 × 10 in. | 12 × 12 in. | 6 × 6 in. | 6 × 4 in. |
| Elastic wrap | 4 × 70 in. | 6 × 70 in. | 6 × 56 in. | 4 × 56 in. |
| Packaged | 4.125 × 7 × 1 in. | 5.25 × 6 × 1.5 in. | 6 × 2.5 × 2.1 in. | 4.5 × 2.5 × 1.75 in. |
| Weight | 4 oz | 5 oz | 4 oz | 2.6 oz |
| NSN | 6510-01-654-6801 | 6510-01-541-8121 | 6510-01-558-4114 | 6510-01-558-4108 |
| NAR's stated use | Direct pressure to larger areas | Eviscerations, amputations, burns, large pattern wounds | Immediate direct pressure | Immediate direct pressure |
| evidence-based standard | No | No | No | No |
8 × 10 in. figures from NAR's product page;3 Abdominal/Stump figures from NAR's product page;7 4 in. and 6 in. figures from NAR's product information sheet.4
Build the system
The tourniquet and gauze that come first, the other ETD sizes, the chest seal it does not replace, wraps and the trainer.
Questions buyers ask
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