. Minor surgery and bandaging, including the treatment of fractures and dislocations .. . the end may be split and thetwo tails resulting may be secured around the part bytying. In removing a bandage the folds should be care-fully gathered up in a loose mass as the bandage isunwound, the mass being transferred rapidly from onehand to the other, thus facilitating its removal and pre-venting the part from becoming entangled in its loops.(Fig. 5.) If it is desirable to cut the bandage to removeit, the use of scissors made for this purpose will be foundmost satisfactory. (Fig. 6.) Varieties of Ban
. Minor surgery and bandaging, including the treatment of fractures and dislocations .. . the end may be split and thetwo tails resulting may be secured around the part bytying. In removing a bandage the folds should be care-fully gathered up in a loose mass as the bandage isunwound, the mass being transferred rapidly from onehand to the other, thus facilitating its removal and pre-venting the part from becoming entangled in its loops.(Fig. 5.) If it is desirable to cut the bandage to removeit, the use of scissors made for this purpose will be foundmost satisfactory. (Fig. 6.) Varieties of Bandages. The Circular Bandage. This bandage consists of a few circular turns around apart, each turn covering accurately the preceding variety of bandage may be used to retain a dressing 20 BANDAGING. to a limited portion of the head, neck, or limbs, to makecompression upon the veins of the arm before performingvenesection. (Fig. 11, b.) The Oblique Bandage. In this form of bandage the turns are carried obliquelyover the part, leaving uncovered spaces between the suc- Fig. Oblique bandage. cessive turns. (Fig. 7.) Its principal use is for theapplication of temporary dressings. The Spiral Bandage. In this bandage the turns are carried around the part ina spiral direction, each turn overlapping a portion of the Fig. 8.
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