. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . Third roller of Desaults band axilla of the sound side. These turns are repeated untilthree sets of turns have been applied, which should overlieeach other exactly (Fig. 65). The course of the turns ofthe third roller is considered the most difficult to remem-ber, and the student may be assisted in its correct applica-tion by remembering that all the turns start at the axilla,pass to the shoulder, and then to the elbow, and from theelbow always return to the starting-point—the turns of the third roller make two triangles, one onth
. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . Third roller of Desaults band axilla of the sound side. These turns are repeated untilthree sets of turns have been applied, which should overlieeach other exactly (Fig. 65). The course of the turns ofthe third roller is considered the most difficult to remem-ber, and the student may be assisted in its correct applica-tion by remembering that all the turns start at the axilla,pass to the shoulder, and then to the elbow, and from theelbow always return to the starting-point—the turns of the third roller make two triangles, one onthe anterior surface of the chest (Fig. 6Q), the other uponthe back (Fig. 67). After the application of the three rollers the hand and 68 BAXDAGISG. uncovered portion of the forearm should be supported ina sling suspended from the neck. Use.—This bandage, applied completely, or some one ofits various rollers, is employed in the treatment of fracturesof the Anterior view of the turns of thirdroller of Desaults bandage. Posterior view of the turns of thirdroller of Desaults bandage. Arm-and-chest Bandage. Boiler Two and a Half Inches in Width, Seven Yards in Length.—Before applyingthis bandage, the arm should be placed against the side ofthe chest and a folded towel or a pad of cotton should beplaced in the axilla and allowed to extend from the axillato the elbow ; the latter is used to prevent the opposingsurfaces of skin from becoming excoriated by contact. BANDAGES OF THE UPPER EXTREMITY. 69 The initial extremity of the bandage is placed upon thespine at a point opposite the elbow-joint, and it is fixed bya turn or two passing around the arm and chest; the band-age is then continued by making ascending spiral turns,covering in the arm and chest until the axilla is reached;at this point the bandage is carried through the axilla ofthe sound side and over the back of the chest to the top of Fig,
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