A Canadian-made military shell dressing (Mark III), sealed in its original khaki cotton pouch with printed black text instructions on both handling and application. The package is rectangular and tightly wrapped, containing a sterile gauze pad and long brown bandage for securing wounds, primarily those caused by shrapnel or shell fragments.
The printed instructions describe how to open the packet by tearing tabs at the corners, extract the dressing, and apply the pad without contaminating the gauze surface. It also specifies how to adjust the bandage when worn with respirators and includes a warning not to touch the wound or pad directly.
This model was standard-issue for Canadian and Commonwealth forces during the mid-20th century, a continuation of the field dressing patterns developed during the World Wars.