A text-book of first aid and emergency treatment . nder the arm-pit, behind the shoulder, and again to the front of the neck;thus forming a figure-of-eight. This figure-of-eight turn maybe repeated, and if desired, circular turns about the neck orarm may be added. Bandage of the Chest and Axilla.—This bandage is adaptedto hold a dressing in one axilla. THE ROLLER BANDAGE 107 The bandage starts in the midhrie and is carried over theshoulder and around beneath the injured armpit, across infront of the chest, under the armpit of the opposite side andacross the back to the shoulder of the injured
A text-book of first aid and emergency treatment . nder the arm-pit, behind the shoulder, and again to the front of the neck;thus forming a figure-of-eight. This figure-of-eight turn maybe repeated, and if desired, circular turns about the neck orarm may be added. Bandage of the Chest and Axilla.—This bandage is adaptedto hold a dressing in one axilla. THE ROLLER BANDAGE 107 The bandage starts in the midhrie and is carried over theshoulder and around beneath the injured armpit, across infront of the chest, under the armpit of the opposite side andacross the back to the shoulder of the injured side. Fromhere the bandage passes downward under the axilla, acrossthe back to the opposite axilla and around to the front ofthe chest at the starting-point. Figure-of-eight Bandage of the Chest.—This bandage startsover the breast-bone and passes to the right shoulder, curv-ing behind it to the axilla and forward on the chest to thestarting-point. From here it passes obliquely across thechest in the same direction to the left shoulder, around. Fig. 65.—Antericir figure (Wharton.) which it passes to the left axilla, running forward and acrossthe chest to the starting-point. This completes the anterioriigure-of-eight of the chest. The posterior figure-of-eightof the chest is made in a similar manner, starting from themidline of the back. Breast Bandage.—This may be made to retain dressings orto make pressure on one or both breasts. To bandage theright breast the roller is started beneath the breast andcarried horizontally across the chest from right to left,entirely around the chest to the starting-point. It thenpasses obliquely upward over the lower margin of the rightbreast to the left shoulder, passing over it and then down-ward across the back and around the chest one inch above 108 BANDAGING tlu* first horizontal turn. When tliis is completed a secondoblique turn is made about an inch above the first. These
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