The principles and practice of hydrotherapy : a guide to the application of water in disease for students and practitioners of medicine . rought forward so as to cover the latter. It is secured by two safetypins in front and one pin upon each shoulder (Fig. 36). The well-known oil-silk jacket may serve as a model for the shapeof this wet compress. It should be changed every half-hour, unlessthe patients temperature is below ° F.; every hour unless thetemperature is ° F., when it should be discontinued. Before thechange is undertaken the second compress is prepared in the same 116 THE
The principles and practice of hydrotherapy : a guide to the application of water in disease for students and practitioners of medicine . rought forward so as to cover the latter. It is secured by two safetypins in front and one pin upon each shoulder (Fig. 36). The well-known oil-silk jacket may serve as a model for the shapeof this wet compress. It should be changed every half-hour, unlessthe patients temperature is below ° F.; every hour unless thetemperature is ° F., when it should be discontinued. Before thechange is undertaken the second compress is prepared in the same 116 THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OP HYDROTHERAPY. manner as the first, care being taken that the water temperature shallbe 60° F. When it and its flannel covering are rolled up in readiness,the first compress is removed and the second is applied. Thus a rota-tion is kept up every half-hour or hour, as the case may require, nightand day, unless the patient is asleep. The water in the basin should berenewed each time, and the compress rinsed off in another basin beforeit is rolled up for soaking, in order to insure thorough cleanliness and. Fig. 36.—Chest Compress Complete. prevent furuncles by furthering asepsis. Two sets of compresses arerequired to admit of changing each. The technique of the procedure has been entered into with a detailthat may seem needless. As will be shown later, these details insureprecision, and upon their exact execution may depend success or fail-ure. The physician should himself supervise the first application ofall compresses, just as he should supervise the first Brand bath intyphoid fever. A skilled nurse can apply these compresses with aminimum of disturbance. There is need, too, of individualization. In the average case atemperature of G0° F. will be appropriate. Should the patient evincestupor or muttering delirium, a lower temperature should be adopted,and the chest should receive one or more dashes of colder water before THE PRACTICE OF HYDROTHER
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