1. T HE H ISTORY OF THE B AND - AID By Simon Regenold

2. W HO CREATED THE B AND - AID ? W HY ? Earle Dickson invented the band-aid. He created it in response to his wife constantly cutting her fingers as she cooked.

3. T HE O RIGINAL B AND - AID The original band-aid was a small gauze pad in the center of a piece of surgical tape. It was owned by Johnson & Johnson, a company which still owns the Band-Aid brand today.

4. M ARKETING AND I NCREASED C ONSUMER I NTEREST When the Band-aid started out, sales were very low. Sales greatly increased after Johnson & Johnson started giving free Band-aids to Boy- and Girl- Scouts.

5. W ORLD W AR II Johnson & Johnson shipped Band-aids overseas to help with the war effort.

6. P LASTIC S TRIPS In 1951, Johnson & Johnson introduced Band- Aid plastic strips.

7. C LEAR S TRIPS In 1957, Johnson & Johnson introduced clear strips.

8. S HEER V INYL In 1958, Johnson & Johnson started making Band-aids out of sheer vinyl.

9. W HAT KINDS OF B AND - AIDS ARE THERE ? Today, there are three types of band-aids: Plastic Bands Sheer Bands Clear Bands

10. H OW MUCH HAS CONSUMER INTEREST GROWN ? Consumer interest has grown exponentially over the years. In its first year, the Band- aid sold poorly and only $3,000 of Band-aids were sold. Consumer interest has grown greatly. Billions of Band-aids have been sold. They are sold all over the world.

11. B IBLIOGRAPHY Author not given. Earle Dickson, (November, 2000) MIT Inventor of the Week, September 8, 2010, [http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/dickson.html] Author not given. History of Innovation, (2007) Band-Aid, September 12, 2010, [http://www./bandaid.com/history.do] Author not given. Basic Care, (2007) Band-Aid, September 12, 2010, [http://www.bandaid.com/productList.do?typeId=1] Image01, Image02, and Image03: [http://www.savetz.com/bandaid] Image04: [http://www.jnjindia.com/images/BandAid_original_big.jpg] Image05: [http://mountainside- medical.com/product_images/uploaded_images/Band-Aid-clear-Bandage-Perfect- Blend.jpg] Image06: [http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519QgulOfUL.jpg] Image07: [http://www.connectilize.com/Large/11964351.jpg] Image08: [http://www.countryjoescollectiblestuff.com/media/images/Xxband- aidclear-30.jpg] Image09: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bandaid.JPG] Image10: [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OJRwHE_EszA/SpAAOnFmUgI/AAAAAAAADQk/d5Jj O3c2gRc/s400/BAND+AID+SHEER+STRIPS+VINTAGE+1960s+Tin.JPG] Image11: [http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/dickson.html]

12. T HE H ISTORY OF THE B AND - AID By Simon Regenold