. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . Posterior figure-of-eight bandage of the chest. Suspensory and Compressor Bandage of the Breast. Roller Two and a Half Inches in Width, Seven Yards inLength.—The initial extremity of the roller should beplaced upon the scapula of the affected side, and securedby two oblique turns carried over the opposite shoulderand conducted downward under the breast to be coveredin, and then carried to the axilla of the same side. Nextcarry the roller transversely around the chest, covering inthe lowest portion of the affected breast. These turnsshould be
. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . Posterior figure-of-eight bandage of the chest. Suspensory and Compressor Bandage of the Breast. Roller Two and a Half Inches in Width, Seven Yards inLength.—The initial extremity of the roller should beplaced upon the scapula of the affected side, and securedby two oblique turns carried over the opposite shoulderand conducted downward under the breast to be coveredin, and then carried to the axilla of the same side. Nextcarry the roller transversely around the chest, covering inthe lowest portion of the affected breast. These turnsshould be repeated, the oblique turns from the axilla overthe shoulder alternating with the transverse turns aroundthe chest, until the breast is covered in, each series of turnsascending and covering two-thirds of the preceding turns(Fig. 72). BANDAGES OF THE TRUNK. 73 Use.—This bandage is employed to support the breastand to make compression at the same time; it may also beemployed to hold dressings to the breast. Fig. Suspensory and compressor bandage Of the breast. Suspensory and Compressor Bandage of BothBreasts. Two Boilers Two and a Half Inches in Width,Seven Yards in Length.—The initial extremity of thebandage should be secured by oblique turns of the axillaand shoulder, passing under one breast, as in the precedingbandage ; the roller should next be carried transverselyaround the back to the other breast, then under the breastand upward over the opposite shoulder, then obliquelydownward around the chest to the other side, being carriedtransversely over the lower portion of both breasts to thepoint of starting upon the back. Repeat these obliqueturns from the shoulder to the breast and from the breastto the shoulder, and alternate them with a transverseturn around the chest and over both breasts. Both seriesof turns should ascend, and each turn should overlaptwo-thirds of the preceding one (Fig. 73). Use.—This bandage is employed to support and com-press both breast
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