Industrial medicine and surgery . (See Fig. 78.) 3. The wound which has pre-viously been sterilized with tinctureof iodin is held together by the sterilefingers of the left hand while eachadhesive strip, which has previouslybeen attached to the skin on one sideof the wound, is drawn snugly acrossand attached to the skin on the otherside. Additional strips are thus ap-plied until the wound is completelyclosed. A quarter of an inch space isleft between each strip. This allowsfor the natural oozing of the wound.(See Fig. 79.) 4. Tincture of iodin is now paintedover the adhesive strips. 5. A steri
Industrial medicine and surgery . (See Fig. 78.) 3. The wound which has pre-viously been sterilized with tinctureof iodin is held together by the sterilefingers of the left hand while eachadhesive strip, which has previouslybeen attached to the skin on one sideof the wound, is drawn snugly acrossand attached to the skin on the otherside. Additional strips are thus ap-plied until the wound is completelyclosed. A quarter of an inch space isleft between each strip. This allowsfor the natural oozing of the wound.(See Fig. 79.) 4. Tincture of iodin is now paintedover the adhesive strips. 5. A sterile dry gauze dressing isplaced over the wound and adhesivestrips. 6. In large wounds with consider-able gaping where it is difficult tocoapt the edges or where tensionwould ordinarily indicate the use oftension sutures, a small roll of sterilegauze can be placed on either side ofthe wound and a longer and widerstrip of adhesive plaster can be drawn tightly over these so as to cause inward pressure on the wound by thegauze Fig. 79.—A cotton bandage, cutto the circumference of the limb,edges bound with adhesive plasterinto which eyelets are fixed, and atape for lacing affords a rapid methodof bandaging. 534 INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE AND SURGERY Adhesive strips are of no value when moist dressings are to beapplied to the wound. The greatest value of adhesive strips over the old method of suturingis in the psychologic effect on the employees. Previously, workmen,especially foreigners, would stay away from the doctors office for feartheir incised wound would be stitched. Some time ago the authoroverheard an employee who had just received this adhesive plastertreatment, remark to a fellow employee, Say, those docs, up thereare all right. They dont butcher a fellow all up or stick a needlethrough every little cut like that doctor at the mill used to do. I wontbe afraid to go up there any more. Such favorable propaganda asthis, spread throughout the working force, increases the use
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