Minor surgery, or, Hints on the every-day duties of the surgeon . Use. — Reverse of the former, or for wounds ofthe back of the neck. PARIETO-AXILLARIS. Application. — Base of the triangular handker-chief on one side of the head,summit carried to the12* 138 MINOR SURGERY. opposite side, and the ends tied to an axillo-acro-mial cravat. Fig. Use. — To bring the head to one side, as in wry-neck, spasm of sterno-cleido muscle, &c. CERVICAL CRAVAT (OF DAILY USE). Application. — Centre before the larynx, theside of the neck, or against the cervical vertebras,according to circumstances ; consti
Minor surgery, or, Hints on the every-day duties of the surgeon . Use. — Reverse of the former, or for wounds ofthe back of the neck. PARIETO-AXILLARIS. Application. — Base of the triangular handker-chief on one side of the head,summit carried to the12* 138 MINOR SURGERY. opposite side, and the ends tied to an axillo-acro-mial cravat. Fig. Use. — To bring the head to one side, as in wry-neck, spasm of sterno-cleido muscle, &c. CERVICAL CRAVAT (OF DAILY USE). Application. — Centre before the larynx, theside of the neck, or against the cervical vertebras,according to circumstances ; constituting an ante-rior lateral, ox posterior-cervical. Use. — As a retaining bandage for dressingsapplied to the neck. MINOR SURGERY. 139 SIMPLE BIS-AXILLARY CRAVAT. Application. —Place the centre atthe axilla of the af-fected side, crossthe tails over thecorresponding shoul-der, and then carrythem one before, theother behind, thechest, to the axillaof the opposite side,where they are to besecured. Use. — To retaindressings to the axilla. Fig. 113.
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