. First-year nursing : a text-book for pupils during their first year of hospital work . tcare must be taken that it is not too full, and it shouldnot be shaken, as the hot vapor thus formed may causeit to blow out of the cork or even explode.* * A very careful teacher of nurses uses the following method: Fillthe bag a little more than half-full of water. Place the stopper inposition and give it two turns with the right hand. Grasp the bagjust above the water-line with the right hand, then above that withthe left hand, forcing the air out thoroughly. The right hand is nowfree to screw the stop
. First-year nursing : a text-book for pupils during their first year of hospital work . tcare must be taken that it is not too full, and it shouldnot be shaken, as the hot vapor thus formed may causeit to blow out of the cork or even explode.* * A very careful teacher of nurses uses the following method: Fillthe bag a little more than half-full of water. Place the stopper inposition and give it two turns with the right hand. Grasp the bagjust above the water-line with the right hand, then above that withthe left hand, forcing the air out thoroughly. The right hand is nowfree to screw the stopper tightly in. Wipe around the stopper, turnupside down to test for leaks; lay across back of hand to test fortemperature. Put on cover. 153 154 FIRST YEAR NURSING Electric heating pads need special care. They mustnot be allowed to get damp or wet. If the covering ofthe connecting cord becomes worn through, there isdanger of fire or a shock. The heat given off from thesepads increases continuously, so that if they have beenturned on for a considerable time there is danger Fig. 35.—Putting stopper in hot water bottle.—(Aikens Home NurseHandbook of Practical Nursing.) Care with Hot Water Bags.—Nurses cannot be toooften cautioned about getting hot water bags too hotor leaving them near unconscious or delirious patientsor those whose vitality is low. Despite warnings, acci-dents of this sort are all too common. Each nurse shouldresolve at the beginning of her career that no patientshall ever be burned by her action or neglect. Sheshould bear in mind also that the presence of any damp- EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS 155 ness near a hot water bag renders it much more liableto burn. Dreadful burns have occurred where a hotwater bag was placed outside a damp flannel, even thoughthe heat was not great enough to have produced the effectotherwise. The observation of a few simple rules will help inavoiding these distressing occurrences. Do not fill a hot water bag from the faucet
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