Minor surgery and bandaging : including the treatment of fractures and dislocations ... / By Henry R. Wharton ... With four hundred and three illustrations.

  • Wharton, Henry R. (Henry Redwood), 1853-1925.
Date:
1891
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Minor surgery and bandaging : including the treatment of fractures and dislocations ... / By Henry R. Wharton ... With four hundred and three illustrations. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    regret the time occupied in learning to apply neatly this form of surgical dressing. A well-applied bandage adds to the comfort of the patient, and the method of its application often secures for the phy- sician the confidence both of the patient and of his friends, while, on the other hand, a badly applied bandage is apt to be uncomfortable and insecure, and to meet with their ad- verse criticism. The Roller Bandage. The roller bandage consists of a strip of woven material, prepared from some of the materials previously mentioned, of variable length and width according to the portion of the body to which it is to be applied; this, for ease of applica- tion, is rolled into a cylindrical form. The material commonly employed for the roller bandage is unbleached muslin, although, for special purposes, linen, Fig 1. Bandage winder. flannel, rubber sheeting, crinoline or cheese-cloth may be used. It is important that the roller bandage should consist of one piece, free from seams and selvage, for if made of a number of pieces sewed together, or if it contains creases or