A medical bandaging product, including a non-woven, fibrous, flexible
medical material adapted for being applied and conformed to a body part
to be supported, and a reactive system impregnated into or coated onto
the medical material. The system remains stable when maintained in a
non-activated condition in the absence of an activating agent, such as
water, and hardens upon activation by exposure to the activating agent to
form a rigid, self supporting structure. An enclosure is provided within
which the medical material is maintained against exposure to the
activating agent until use. The product may be in pre-cut shapes or in
roll-form for cutting off a desired length for a given use.