Accidents and emergencies; a manual of the treatment of surgical and medical emergencies in the absence of a physician . covered in any bandagegoing to the arm or the leg. Bandages may be fastenedwith pins, with strips of ad-hesive plaster, by stitching, orby splitting the end, crossingthe two strips, carrying onetail on as before, turning theother back to meet it, and thentying the two together. When a narrow bandage iscalled for—as for a finger—abroader one may be torn downthe middle; or, if rolled up, itmay be laid on a firm surfaceand the whole roller cut to thedesired width with a razor o
Accidents and emergencies; a manual of the treatment of surgical and medical emergencies in the absence of a physician . covered in any bandagegoing to the arm or the leg. Bandages may be fastenedwith pins, with strips of ad-hesive plaster, by stitching, orby splitting the end, crossingthe two strips, carrying onetail on as before, turning theother back to meet it, and thentying the two together. When a narrow bandage iscalled for—as for a finger—abroader one may be torn downthe middle; or, if rolled up, itmay be laid on a firm surfaceand the whole roller cut to thedesired width with a razor or asharp knife. 4. Rubber adhesive plaster—of which the best is called zmc-oxide plaster—is better than any other kind, because it can beapphed without heat or moisture. It sticks of itself. When it isto be appUed to a hairy part, the hair should first be shaved off,if possible. When the plaster comes to be removed, it may besoaked off with benzine, or gasoUne, or naphtha—wewr near fire-ox even turpentine, to the great advantage and comfort of thepatient. Any rubber plaster, if kept on long, may set up an. Fig. 44.—Figure 8 of ankle. 140 ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES eruption on the skin. This must be borne in mind, especiallyin summer and in the case of women and children. In changing adhesive-plaster dressings, only as much need beremoved as is necessary or as cleanliness demands. The rest maybe left on, and the new dressing applied up to or over it. In theend all can be removed together. Rubber plaster is sold in strips on spools. These strips caneasily be cut smaller; while additional strips may be apphed sideby side if a greater width is wanted.
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