The practice of obstetrics, designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine . Fig. 612.—WhiteLinen SuitFOR ObstetricWork. SIKPJLE OBSTETRIC or-T:RATfXG SUIT IN LINEN CASE. Fig. 613.—Case ContainingLinen Suit for ObstetricWork. * Sticher: Centralblatt f. Gjmakologie, , Feb. 9, 1901. 2, 1901; and Strogan: Centralblatt f. THE MANAGEMENT OF LABOR. 473 thoroughly to scrub the external genitals and body generally with a coarse, cleanwash-cloth and green soap, the nurse using the soap on the back and soap is finally washed off and the bath completed with se


The practice of obstetrics, designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine . Fig. 612.—WhiteLinen SuitFOR ObstetricWork. SIKPJLE OBSTETRIC or-T:RATfXG SUIT IN LINEN CASE. Fig. 613.—Case ContainingLinen Suit for ObstetricWork. * Sticher: Centralblatt f. Gjmakologie, , Feb. 9, 1901. 2, 1901; and Strogan: Centralblatt f. THE MANAGEMENT OF LABOR. 473 thoroughly to scrub the external genitals and body generally with a coarse, cleanwash-cloth and green soap, the nurse using the soap on the back and soap is finally washed off and the bath completed with several quarts ofsublimate solution (i : 5000*). The patients external genitals are finallythoroughly cleansed by the nurse with absorbent cotton and a i : 2000 solutionof sublimate. The surface of the body is now dried with brisk friction. Asterile vulval pad as a temporary occlusion dressing is then applied and pinnedto a waist-band made from a clean gauze bandage (Fig. 633). If a bath-tubis not available, the following procedure is recommended: (i) Have the patienttake a sponge-bath of hot water and soap, using not a sponge but a clean wash-cloth. (2) The nurse is instructed t


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