A manual of bandaging : adapted for self-instruction / by C. Henri Leonard.

  • Leonard, C. Henri (Charles Henri), 1850-1925.
Date:
1906
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: A manual of bandaging : adapted for self-instruction / by C. Henri Leonard. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Application.—Standing at your patient’s back, place the initial end of the bandage, L over the left eyebrow, and con- fine by one single, horizontal, circular turn, 2, bringing the bandage down under the right ear, continuing it under the lower maxilla and up over the left maxillary ramus, and ear, finishing turn 3. Make, for turns 4 and 5, two vertical circular passes in the course of turn 3, gradually working towards the symphysis of the lower jaw, by overlapping each preceding turn one-half or one-fourth the width of the bandage. After turn 5 has been brought to the right inferior angle of the lower jaw, make a single horizontal circle of the neck, 6. At the back part of the neck mount up the occiput, so as to make the fronto-occipital horizontal turn 7. Then continue to the occiput, down below the right ear, across the symphysis of the chin, making turn 8. Circle the chin again, horizontally (course 9), then mount to the top of the head, passing under the lower jaw, forming turn 10, which is still anterior to turn 5. Turn 11 is made in the course of turn 10, overlapping it in its course. Bring the bandage down under the lower jaw again, thence circle the neck horizontally, forming turn 12. Finally, mount to the forehead, from the occipital region, and confine your bandage by a horizontal circular course, as 13. Uses.—In cases of fractures or dislocation of the lower jaw. It is also of use in confining any topical application to the chin, to the parotid regions, and to the ears. Care should be had that too much constriction is not put upon the neck in making turns G and 12, thereby hindering respiration and circulation. If a flannel roller is used no allowance need be made for the swelling of the parts, as the bandage will generally give enough, if it is only “ comfortably ” (to the patient) applied at first. Fro 19