Tropical home nursing / by R.J. Blackham.

  • Robert J. Blackham
Date:
1921
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Tropical home nursing / by R.J. Blackham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    it beneath the foot to the ball of the great toe. Bring it up over the instep and the outer ankle bone, round the back of the leg a few inches above the heel, overlapping and fixing the commencement of the bandage. 8. The Heel Bandage.—Place one end of the bandage across the outer ankle; carry the roller under the sole to the inner ankle, and thence outwards over the front of the instep to the starting point. Now carry the bandage outwards over the most projecting part of the heel, and inwards and across the front of the instep, and then under the sole of the foot, covering the lower edge of the loop which passes over the heel. From this point carry the bandage over the front of the instep, and then above the point of the heel, back to the instep, and continue so that each loop over the point of the heel is a little further from the preceding one, until the part is covered. Finish with a couple of spiral turns round the lower part of the leg and pin off. Fig. No. 23. Fig. No.” 24, The Heel Bandage, The Foot Bandage.
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