The essentials of bandaging : with directions for managing fractures and dislocations, for administering ether and chloroform, and for using other surgical apparatus ; with a chapter on surgical landmarks / by Berkeley Hill.

  • Matthew Berkeley Hill
Date:
1887
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Credit: The essentials of bandaging : with directions for managing fractures and dislocations, for administering ether and chloroform, and for using other surgical apparatus ; with a chapter on surgical landmarks / by Berkeley Hill. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PREPARATIONS AND REQUISITES FOR OPERATIONS IN GENERAL. The Operating Room. I Sedatives and Restoratives. The Sick Bed and Bed-Room. ! The Arrest of Hemorrhage. OPERATING ROOM. Having a good Light and Windows that open readily, and a Fire in Winter. 1. Firm table, 4 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 3 feet high. 2. Pillows. 3. Blankets. 4. Towels. 5. Old linen. 6. Macintosh sheets. 7. Old carpet, or old sheet to catch the blood. 8. Tray of sawdust or sand. 9. Bandages. 10. Strapping plaster. 11. Lint. 12. Oiled silk. 13. Cotton wool. 14. Tow. 15. Perchloride of iron. 16. Basins, large and small. 17. Hot and cold water, ice. 18. Bucket and slop-jar. 19. Sponges. 20. Chloroform and inhaler. 21. Oil. 22. Pins. 23. Scissors. 24. Brandy. 25. Ammonia. 26. Feeding cup. 27. Enema syringe. 28. Fire for heating cauteries. [For- requisites of antiseptic dressing, see p. 226. ]