A manual of bandaging : adapted for self-instruction / by C. Henri Leonard.

  • Leonard, C. Henri (Charles Henri), 1850-1925
Date:
[1876?]
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Credit: A manual of bandaging : adapted for self-instruction / by C. Henri Leonard. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    ] 1 IN 2 0 1918 ■ A MANUAL OF BANDAGING, CHAPTER I. UPON CATAPLASMATA. HOW TO MAKE A POULTICE. Linseed meal is the substance usually selected for the basis of cataplasmata. We find this meal in the shops in two forms: 1st, the crushed; 2d, the ground. The former is fre- quently employed, though it is not as handy to use as the ground, which is the finer, adheres less to the integument, and retains its heat the longer, and takes up a larger amount of water. A sufficient quantity of the meal having been measured out, pour upon it boiling water, in small quantities at a time, stir- ring the mass, meanwhile, thoroughly with a spatula or spoon. Keep adding the water till the mass assumes the consistency of thick cream; it is now ready for spreading. HOW TO SPREAD A POULTICE. The batter of the poultice having been prepared, it is neces- sary to have a piece of thick cotton cloth, or linen, two or three inches wider than the surface you wish to cover with the cataplasm. Spreading this smoothly out upon a flat surface, you pour the batter upon it, and with a spatula you spread it, to a proper thickness, evenly over the cloth, having care that it does not come to within an inch or two of its edge. You then fold each edge of the cloth evenly over the edge of the applied batter, thus leaving a clean, neat margin to your cata- plasm, as well as effecting a sort of a confinement of the bat- ter to the cloth. You now spread a very thin piece of muslin (the thinner the better) over the whole surface of the poultice; [13]