Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses . of arubber sheet — this rubber sheetshould be the width of the roll andsufficiently long for its free end- to pig Q0 impr0-reach into a pail standing on the vised Kelly Padfloor—tie the ends of the bandagetogether so that the roll will form an almost completecircle; pin the edges of the free end of the rubbertogether to form a drain. Table oilcloth, such as isused for covering shelves, etc., can be used instead ofrubber sheeting. If a stretcher is required, one can be improvisedby tying the legs of two strong straight-legged chairstogether, tying pi
Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses . of arubber sheet — this rubber sheetshould be the width of the roll andsufficiently long for its free end- to pig Q0 impr0-reach into a pail standing on the vised Kelly Padfloor—tie the ends of the bandagetogether so that the roll will form an almost completecircle; pin the edges of the free end of the rubbertogether to form a drain. Table oilcloth, such as isused for covering shelves, etc., can be used instead ofrubber sheeting. If a stretcher is required, one can be improvisedby tying the legs of two strong straight-legged chairstogether, tying pillows or a blanket across their backs,and then placing a sheet, folded as described on page510, in the center to help when lifting the patient on tothe bed. Or, instead of the chairs, a padded ironingboard can be used for a stretcher. An Arnold or similar sterilizer should be borrowedif possible, but, if one cannot be obtained, towels,sheets, and the like can be sterilized by suspendingthem in a hammock made of gauze or old muslin above. 614 Practical Nursing water boiling in a clothes boiler, and leaving them thusfor one hour, and afterward drying them in a warmoven or by ironing them with a hot iron. In thelatter case, the first sheet ironed should be kept tocover and iron the remaining linen on and it is notused for the operation. The hands of the one ironingshould be disinfected. Unless this sterilization is repeated on two succes-sive days, the material cannot be considered absolutelysterile and should not be allowed to come in contactwith the wound. Sterile dressings can be bought at any drug store,and it is much better to buy them than to trust tohome sterilization, unless adequate means for steriliza-tion can be secured. Gowns will be needed for the operator and hisassistants, including the nurse. The surgeon usuallyhas his own, and large aprons can often be found whichwill answer for those who have not. These can besterilized in the same way as the towels. Whennoth
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