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 secure the lower edges of the dressing one or two turns may pass under the axilla. Handkerchief Bandages for the Head.—These are particu- larly useful because of their lightness, their ease of applica- tion and their security. (a) A triangular bandage is laid over the top of the head, so that the base passes straight across the forehead, the apex lying over the occiput. The ends are gathered up and carried to the back of the head, where they cross below the occipital protuberance, and then pass above the ears to the front, and are there tied. The apex is turned up over the occiput, and fixed with a safety-pin. (b) Esmarch describes a ' four-tailed bandage' for th,e head as follows: ' A rectangular cloth, 24 inches long, 8 inches wide, split at both ends like a split compress. To secure a dressing to the top of the head with this cloth, the two posterior ends are to be tied under the chin and the two anterior ends under the occiput. On the other hand, to secure a dressing upon the occiput, the anterior ends are tied under the chin, and the posterior across the forehead.' (c) A large square head-cloth is also used by the same surgeon.