The science and art of nursing the sick / by Aeneas Munro.

  • Munro, Aeneas.
Date:
1873
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The science and art of nursing the sick / by Aeneas Munro. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Sick-room tables. Fig. I. inclination; the convenience of this will be greatly increased if it has a foot-piece. Fig. I gives a representation of a small table which will be found of great convenience in the sick-room. It is ex- cellently adapted for the use of invalids, while it may also be used as an ordinary table; it is particularl)'- useful for reading when the invalid is so weak that he cannot hold the book for any length of time—a matter of the utmost importance in cases of great debility. The figure represents the table closed, and resembles one in ordinary use. Fig. 2 shows the table elevated (which may be done to any height desired) with the leaves raised to hold the book, and at the same time the book-rest may be drawn so as to reach the centre of the bed, provided it stood close by its edge. It will at once be seen that the table can be adapted to either side of the bed, and therefore will suit the patient wherever he may be lying. The flat part
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