Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses . Fig. 31. Croup Tent at the back of the bed. The tent is made by coveringthe top of the frame with a piece of old blanket, whichis pinned around the outer edge of the frame. Twosheets are spread on a table right sides together andpinned down the center, the pins being put not morethan a quarter of an inch apart; each sheet is thenfolded back upon itself, and they are draped over theframe as shown in Fig. 32. One or two pins areremoved from the seam where the spout of the kettleis to enter. This must be at a distance above the 444 Practical Nursing pa
Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses . Fig. 31. Croup Tent at the back of the bed. The tent is made by coveringthe top of the frame with a piece of old blanket, whichis pinned around the outer edge of the frame. Twosheets are spread on a table right sides together andpinned down the center, the pins being put not morethan a quarter of an inch apart; each sheet is thenfolded back upon itself, and they are draped over theframe as shown in Fig. 32. One or two pins areremoved from the seam where the spout of the kettleis to enter. This must be at a distance above the 444 Practical Nursing patients head and the spout must not be insertedmore than one-half inch. When a screen is used, it is arranged around theback and upper part of the sides of the bed or sheets are pinned or otherwise attachedaround on the inside of the screen; a piece of strongbandage or cord is tied to the top of the outer edge of. Fig. 32. Croup Tent each of its side wings, across the bed, in order to afforda support in front for the top covering. This shouldconsist of an old blanket covered with a sheet and thesheet should be folded neatly around the corners ofthe screen and pinned. The important points to remember in connectionwith the use of steam in this way are: (1) That thespout of the kettle must not extend under the canopyfar enough for the patient to touch it or for the steamto come directly against the patient; (2) that theremust be a protector between the bedclothes and the Administration of Medicines 445 flame of the stove; (3) that a blanket is to be put overthe top of the tent, otherwise there will be nothingto absorb the moisture, and it may condense and dropsof water fall upon the patient and bed. Method of Preparing a Calomel Inhalation —Calomel inhalations are occasionally used in thetreatment of diphtheria and syphilitic conditions of thethroat. To prepare for one: place an alcohol lamp ina
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