Surgical ward work and nursing : a handbook for nurses and others / by Alexander Miles.

  • Miles, Alexander, 1865-
Date:
1899
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Credit: Surgical ward work and nursing : a handbook for nurses and others / by Alexander Miles. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by University of Bristol Library. The original may be consulted at University of Bristol Library.

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    to relieve it a little. After a fortnight or so the whole dressing will usually be found to have become quite slack and untidy. This is partly due to the movement of the limb, but mainly to the decrease of the swelling on account of the absorption of the diseased material. It should then be removed, the joint washed, and if necessary the dress- ing reapplied. FIG. 289. FIG. 2t FIG. 290. Thomas' Splints.—These appliances, introduced by the late Mr. Thomas of Liverpool, are very largely used in the treatment of joint diseases. I. Thomas Knee Splint (Fig. 288) consists of two parallel iron bars surmounted by an oval padded metal ring, which is formed to fit into the perineum on the affected side.