A manual of instruction in the principles of prompt aid to the injured : including a chapter on hygiene and disinfection, designed for civil and military use / by Alvah H. Doty.

  • Doty, Alvah H. (Alvah Hunt), 1854-1934.
Date:
1913
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Credit: A manual of instruction in the principles of prompt aid to the injured : including a chapter on hygiene and disinfection, designed for civil and military use / by Alvah H. Doty. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    47.)—The triangular baiidages, whicli have been brought to the notice both of the medical profession and the laity by Prof. Esmarch, of Germany, are not on- ly easily made from material which is gen- erally procured with- out difficulty, but are effective as a dress- ing and easily applied, and act as a substitute for the roller bandage in all cases except where uniform press- ure is the essential element. If a choice of material is permitted by the existing cir- cumstances, the un- bleached muslin used for roller bandages should be se- lected ; however, a large handkerchief, or a shirt or skirt, may be used. Fig. 46. Fig. 47.—Esmarch bandage. A, base ; B, apex ; C, D, basal ends. It will be unnecessary to enumerate the sizes given for the different triangular bandages. A proper knowledge