Nursing in diseases of the throat, nose, and ear / by Macleod Yearsley.

  • Yearsley, Macleod, 1867-1951.
Date:
1899
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Credit: Nursing in diseases of the throat, nose, and ear / by Macleod Yearsley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the point a cherry-red colour, anything stronger is too intense and causes pain and haemorrhage. When finished with, the cautery is cleansed by simply switching on the current and burning away any tissue, etc., attached to the point. Snares should always be fitted ready with wire before the surgeon commences work, and when they have been used, fresh wire should be fitted with as little delay as is compatible with the purification of the instrument. In removing spurs, various forms of instruments are used, the commonest being, perhaps, Bosworth's saw (Fig. 24) or some modification thereof. For Fig. 24. removal of hypertrophies from the turbinal bodies, nasal scissors, the snare, cutting forceps, or Carmalt jones' turbinotome or spokeshave (Fig. 25) may be required. As the bleeding in these operations is nearly always very profuse, one of the nurse's most important duties is to see that the patient is properly prepared with towels or mackintosh sheeting to prevent the soiling of his clothes. Plenty of cotton-