. Nursing in diseases of the eye, ear, nose, and throat . es or threats of any kind. If, notwithstanding all reasonable efforts, the patientstill persists in refusal, no further time should be lost incoaxing that will probably have to be repeated day afterday or perhaps several times a day. In case of dressing,everything that is to be needed having first been got inreadiness, the nurse should promptly wrap a sheet closely 70 EYE, EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT NURSING about the childs body, arms, and legs, to prevent strug-gling and prepare it for the doctor (Fig. 3). In case of re-fusal to take medici
. Nursing in diseases of the eye, ear, nose, and throat . es or threats of any kind. If, notwithstanding all reasonable efforts, the patientstill persists in refusal, no further time should be lost incoaxing that will probably have to be repeated day afterday or perhaps several times a day. In case of dressing,everything that is to be needed having first been got inreadiness, the nurse should promptly wrap a sheet closely 70 EYE, EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT NURSING about the childs body, arms, and legs, to prevent strug-gling and prepare it for the doctor (Fig. 3). In case of re-fusal to take medicine, the child should be swathed in thesame manner and its nostrils held closed till it opens themouth to breathe, when a spoon with the medicine shouldbe inserted as far as possible, emptied, and withdrawn. When it is not necessary or convenient to swathe achild, the following methods may be used: Restraint for an Eye Examination.—The nurse,seated in front of the surgeon, nearly facing him, takesthe child on her lap on its back and places its head be-. Fig 3.—Swathed child, method of restraint. tween the surgeons knees. Then with one hand sheholds the childs wrists and with the other she supportsthe childs back or neck or assists the surgeon by draw-ing down the lower lids (Fig. 4). Usually the surgeondoes not need assistance in holding down the lower lids,and the nurses second hand can be used for supportingthe back of the neck or head. Restraint for an Ear Examination or Dressing.—The childs head is covered with a towel which has beenmoistened to prevent slipping. For this purpose it iswell to use an antiseptic solution. The nurse, seated MANAGEMENT OF TROUBLESOME CHILDREN 71 before the surgeon, takes the child on her lap and throwsone of her legs over the childs legs and at the same timeover her own other leg. With one hand she grasps thechilds wrists and with the other she keeps the headfirmly held against her own chest with the affected eartoward the surgeon (Fig. 5)
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