A nurse's handbook of obstetrics, for use in training-schools . ed. A snug breast-binder (Fig. 124) is now applied and, afterit is pinned, holes about the size of a half-dollar are cut overeach nipple to allow the milk to escape. This can be done bypicking up the material directly over the nipple with a thumb-forceps, drawing it well away from the body, and cutting throughit with scissors, after which the opening is carefully enlarged toits proper size and shape. If a piece of cotton is laid over eachnipple before the binder is applied, there will be no difficultywhatever about grasping the mu
A nurse's handbook of obstetrics, for use in training-schools . ed. A snug breast-binder (Fig. 124) is now applied and, afterit is pinned, holes about the size of a half-dollar are cut overeach nipple to allow the milk to escape. This can be done bypicking up the material directly over the nipple with a thumb-forceps, drawing it well away from the body, and cutting throughit with scissors, after which the opening is carefully enlarged toits proper size and shape. If a piece of cotton is laid over eachnipple before the binder is applied, there will be no difficultywhatever about grasping the muslin, and after the hole is cutthe cotton may be left until it is soaked with milk, when it is tobe removed and fresh pieces inserted. An ice-bag is now placedover the inflamed area and left until all inflammation has sub-sided or until the physician orders its removal. The bowels arebest moved with a saline cathartic, such as sulphate of magnesia(Epsom salt), one-half ounce in half a glass of water. Nursing must, of course, be stopped at the affected breast,. Fig. 124.—Authors breast-binder. THE BREAST-BINDER. 257 r 2 S4S€7S$ft r/J 12/3 f4 2f* Si 7 / f ? f* ft ?* E> *» *^._ __ IP* 1 - Oj -1 8a- *> •9 N 1 is ^7 / *| / _J ^, 7 «* X, 1 r tsj- q «k . «\ ** ^ L S *•- ^ L *s~ ^ i 25 1 &- A \ • *v — 0\ / t>v - ^ JS* \r> xf\ 1 ^ —^ Y« - ? 1 2 Z 3 # j \> 7 a 9 4X> ij h h n 1 r 1 *) 7 /< < 9 Fig. 125.—Pattern of authors 258 A NURSES HANDBOOK OF OBSTETRICS. and the ingestion of fluids is to be restricted as much as possibleuntil all the symptoms have disappeared. This treatment, if begun at once, is usually successful inchecking the disease, but, as has been said, it must be institutedwithout a moments delay if it is to be effective. If it is unsuccessful and the case goes on to suppuration,the treatment is necessarily surgical, and the nurse can onlyfollow the directions of the medical attendant. It may be said that the cases
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