How to Make Homemade Arm Slings
- 1). Find a suitable rectangle of fabric. If you don't have a piece of cloth that is large enough, improvise with a pillowcase, sheet, bandana or towel. You can even use a shirt or coat.
- 2). Cut the cloth to size if required, and fold or cut diagonally to make a triangle. Start with a smaller rectangle if the sling is for a child.
- 3). Slip one end of the sling under the injured person's arm so their elbow is at the top point of the triangle, and their wrist midway along the triangle's bottom edge.
- 4). Bring the two free corners up around the front and back of the opposite shoulder, cradling the arm.
- 5). Tie or pin the two ends securely together, ensuring that the injured arm is supported at a right angle.
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