Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses . 1 1 Fig. 70. Straight Binder for the Chest muslin a section long enough to go around the bodyand wide enough to extend from the neck to the waistand shape it to fit around the arms and neck. Toapply, pin it tightly down the front and over theshoulders, with small safety-pins, and adjust it tothe body by pinning darts under both breasts. Thesebinders are used to make pressure on the breasts, andto keep poultices and other applications in using the binder for the former purpose, pad the Bandages, Strapping, and Splints 485 axillae and betwe
Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses . 1 1 Fig. 70. Straight Binder for the Chest muslin a section long enough to go around the bodyand wide enough to extend from the neck to the waistand shape it to fit around the arms and neck. Toapply, pin it tightly down the front and over theshoulders, with small safety-pins, and adjust it tothe body by pinning darts under both breasts. Thesebinders are used to make pressure on the breasts, andto keep poultices and other applications in using the binder for the former purpose, pad the Bandages, Strapping, and Splints 485 axillae and betweenand around thebreasts with non-absorbent cottonand fasten thebinder as tightlyas possible. Whenusing the binder tokeep poultices, etc.,in place, it need notbe put on as tightlyand the darts are un-necessary. Slings.—To makea sling, cut a squareyard of muslin acrossdiagonally. Thiswill make two slings. When the forearmis injured its wholeextent should be sup-.
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