. Personal hygiene and home nursing : a practical text for girls and women for home and school use. used. The bandage is torn intodifferent widths according to the part ofthe body to which it is to be usual widths are: for a finger,three fourths of an inch; for arm andhead, two and one half inches; for legand thigh, three inches; for chest andabdomen, four to five inches. A roller bandage is much harder toapply neatly than a triangular one, buta little practice will make one skillful inits use. Certain points must be ob-served. Apply the bandage firmly andevenly, but be careful not
. Personal hygiene and home nursing : a practical text for girls and women for home and school use. used. The bandage is torn intodifferent widths according to the part ofthe body to which it is to be usual widths are: for a finger,three fourths of an inch; for arm andhead, two and one half inches; for legand thigh, three inches; for chest andabdomen, four to five inches. A roller bandage is much harder toapply neatly than a triangular one, buta little practice will make one skillful inits use. Certain points must be ob-served. Apply the bandage firmly andevenly, but be careful not to have ittoo tight. After an injury, put on aloose bandage to allow for possibleswelling. The circular method of applying aroller bandage is the easiest, and whenused to hold a splint in place is the onegenerally employed. Gauze and flannelbandages can be used best in this way,as they are pliable and soft. A circularbandage will not be even in pressure ifthe surface to be covered is larger in onepart than in another, and to make thebandage lie flat and even we use re-verses and figure Fig. 77. A roller bandageon the hand and foot. Dislocations, Fractures, and Bandages 239
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