Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses . d feet; it is the foundation of the spicasand many other special bandages; and it is particu-larly valuable to retain dressings in place and to givesupport to the elbow and knee joints. When bandaging a leg, it is well, after making thefirst two or three turnsâeither reverse or figure-eightâto carry the bandage up and around the leg30 466 Practical Nursing above the calf, then down around the leg to the topof the regular turns and, afterward, to continue asat first. The turn above the calf tends to preventthe bandage slipping. The Recurrent Bandage.
Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses . d feet; it is the foundation of the spicasand many other special bandages; and it is particu-larly valuable to retain dressings in place and to givesupport to the elbow and knee joints. When bandaging a leg, it is well, after making thefirst two or three turnsâeither reverse or figure-eightâto carry the bandage up and around the leg30 466 Practical Nursing above the calf, then down around the leg to the topof the regular turns and, afterward, to continue asat first. The turn above the calf tends to preventthe bandage slipping. The Recurrent Bandage.âThe recurrent band-age consists of a series of turns passed back and forthacross the part to be bandaged, each turn overlappingthe other one half its width. The ends are securedby a circular turn around them. The recurrentbandage is principally used to retain dressings inplace on the ends of the fingers, toes, stumps, and thehead. Bandage of the Foot.âTake a circular turn aroundthe ankle, carry the roll over the dorsum of the foot,. then under the toes andback over the dorsumof the foot, crossing thefirst turn in the middleline of the foot, pass up-ward and back of theankle, then down againover and under the footas before. Continue theturns until the foot iscovered, making eachone higher on the foot Fig. 40. Bandage of the Foot and ankle than the Pre ceding turn and covering the latter one half its width. Bandage of the Heel.âUse a three-inch bandage;take a couple of turns around the heel, having thepoint of the heel in the center of the bandage, thencarry the roll around the ankle, covering the upperpart of the turns around the heel for at least one inch, Bandages, Strapping, and Splints 467 pass obliquely over the doheel, covering half the tuover the foot, crossing thedownward turn in themiddle of the foot, aroundthe ankle and down, overand under the foot as be-fore. Repeat the turnsas often as necessary,making each turn loweron the foot and higher onthe ankle than the
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