A nurse's handbook of obstetrics, for use in training-schools . cord, or, if this has beenleft to the nurse, she will proceed to do it according to his direc-tions. In the absence of any definite instructions by the physi-cian a simple and very satisfactory method of dressing the cordis with absorbent cotton saturated with alcohol (ninety-five percent). Enough alcohol is poured on the cotton to wet it thor-oughly, and it is then squeezed out until it is nearly dry. It isnext shaped into a flat circular pad about three and one-halfinches in diameter and a hole made in the centre with thefinger.
A nurse's handbook of obstetrics, for use in training-schools . cord, or, if this has beenleft to the nurse, she will proceed to do it according to his direc-tions. In the absence of any definite instructions by the physi-cian a simple and very satisfactory method of dressing the cordis with absorbent cotton saturated with alcohol (ninety-five percent). Enough alcohol is poured on the cotton to wet it thor-oughly, and it is then squeezed out until it is nearly dry. It isnext shaped into a flat circular pad about three and one-halfinches in diameter and a hole made in the centre with thefinger. The cord is drawn gently through the hole and thecotton folded over it at the sides (Fig. 139). The stump of thecord will always have a tendency to lie in a certain position onthe abdominal wall, and this should be respected and no attemptmade to bring it into the median line if it falls naturally to one DRESSING THE CORD. 273 side. In other words, the cord is to be disturbed as little aspossible, and merely covered with the cotton wherever it chancesto Fig. 139.—Method of dressing the umbilical cord. This dressing is held in place by the flannel binder, which,as will be remembered, is already lying under the infant andneeds only to be brought over the abdomen on either side andpinned fairly snugly with small safety-pins a little to the right orleft of the median line, as shown in the figure. Unless the dressing becomes soiled with urine or otherwise,it need not be disturbed at all but allowed to come off with thecord some time between the fifth and eighth day. If it is neces-sary to remove it, only such of the cotton as can easily be freedfrom the cord need be taken away and the fresh dressing appliedexactly as in the first instance. The little tags and fibres ofcotton that adhere to the cord will be sufficiently sterilized bythe application of the fresh alcohol. A soft diaper may now be put on, and if the infants feetare cold little knitted socks or bootees should be
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