'Arse in a sling' to feature in Corporate edition of St John's Ambulance manual

Triangular bandages have long been the staple of first aiders trained by St John's Ambulance personnel.  Doughnuts wound out of calico sheets are used to protect items projecting from the body, disappointingly usually depicted as the chest or upper arm, rarely the anus.  A carefully tied sling around the neck tied up with a half hitch and a granny is used to support broken arms and a figure of eight wrapped around the neck, previously used to keep broken clavicles from grinding but more frequent