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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    take the vertical bandage back over the top of the head a little to the left of the middle line, fixing it behind, as in front, by the horizontal bandage. ring it once more to the front, this time a little to the right of the middle line, and again fix it by the horizontal bandage. Continue carrying the vertical bandage from before backwards on the leit, and from behind forward on the right, diverging each time from the middle line, until the ears are reached, when it may be cut off in front, The horizontal bandage thus simply encircles the head to fix the vertical bandage as it passes backwards and forwards, The whole bandage is finally secured by giving the horizontal bandage two extra turns round the head and pinning it in front. This bandage is only detailed here, as it is given in most text books on Home Nursing. The bandage is difficult to apply, unsuitable for hot climates and painful to the patient if applied too tightly. (b) The Triangular Bandage.—This bandage is applied as described in the Indian Manual of First Aid, page 48, and is much preferable to (a). ae The triangular bandage does not however exert pressure on pads sometimes applied to bleeding points on the scalp and for this purpose the following bandage is most useful. (c) The Twisted ov Knotted Bandage.—Take a bandage 24 inches wide and 8 yards long, unroll it for about a foot, hold the free end in the left hand: place the bandage against one of the temples, then below the back of the head, and bring it back to the unrolled end. Twist this end firmly and carry it straight up round the top of the head
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