. Minor surgery and bandaging, including the treatment of fractures and dislocations .. . Suspensory and compressor bandage of the breast. Use.—This bandage is employed to support the breastand to make compression at the same time; it may also beemployed to hold dressings to the breast. Suspensory and Compressor Bandage of Both Breasts. Two Rollers Tivo and a Half Inches in Width, SevenYards in Length. Application.—The initial extremity of the bandageshould be secured by oblique turns of the axilla andshoulder as in the preceding bandage; the roller shouldnext be carried transversely around th
. Minor surgery and bandaging, including the treatment of fractures and dislocations .. . Suspensory and compressor bandage of the breast. Use.—This bandage is employed to support the breastand to make compression at the same time; it may also beemployed to hold dressings to the breast. Suspensory and Compressor Bandage of Both Breasts. Two Rollers Tivo and a Half Inches in Width, SevenYards in Length. Application.—The initial extremity of the bandageshould be secured by oblique turns of the axilla andshoulder as in the preceding bandage; the roller shouldnext be carried transversely around the back to the breast,then under the breast and upward over the opposite SUSPENSORY AND COMPRESSOR BANDAGE. 71 shoulder, then obliquely downward around the chest to theother side, being carried transversely over the lower por-tion of both breasts to the point of starting upon theback. Repeat these oblique turns from the shoulder tothe breast and from the breast to the shoulder, and alter- Fig. Suspensory and compressor bandage of both breasts. nate them with a transverse turn around the chest andover both breasts. Both series of turns should ascend,and each turn should overlap two-thirds of the precedingone. (Fig. 61.) Use.—This bandage is employed to support and com-press both breasts and to retain dressings to them. 72 REGIONAL BANDAGES. Bandages of the Lower Extremity. Single Spica Bandage of the Groin (Ascending). Roller Two and a Half Inches in Width, Seven Yards in Length. Application.—Place the initial extremity of the ban-dage upon the anterior portion of the right thigh justbelow the groin and secure it by one or two circular turnsaround the thigh, or place the initial extremity of the rollerobliquely upon the upper part of the thigh and carry it Fig. 62.
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