An epitome of hydrotherapy for physicians, architects and nurses . hile the patient is gently turned upon his right side (), with the precaution of not allowing any exertion onhis part and the arms raised above the head, the compressis so placed upon the bed that the rolled part lies in closeproximity to the left side of the patient and the lower edgeof the left slit is under the left axilla. Now the patientis quietly turned upon his back, and his arms are raisedabove his head so as to release the rolled-up portion (). The latter is now unrolled and both edges of the com-press are
An epitome of hydrotherapy for physicians, architects and nurses . hile the patient is gently turned upon his right side (), with the precaution of not allowing any exertion onhis part and the arms raised above the head, the compressis so placed upon the bed that the rolled part lies in closeproximity to the left side of the patient and the lower edgeof the left slit is under the left axilla. Now the patientis quietly turned upon his back, and his arms are raisedabove his head so as to release the rolled-up portion (). The latter is now unrolled and both edges of the com-press are brought forward upon the front of the chest,and are thus made to envelop the latter snugly. The THE TECHNIC OF HYDROTHERAPY 71 flannel cover, which has been allowed to lie upon the bedduring the application of the wet compress, is now broughtforward so as to cover the latter. It is secured by twosafety-pins in front and one pin upon each arms are lowered, the flaps brought above theshoulders, and the patient is thus enveloped in a wetvest (Fig. 20).. Fig. 18.—Chest compress: preparing for application of wet linen.(From lecture, International Clinics.) As indicated above, this compress should be made tofit snugly when wrapped around the chest, to preventchilling during vaporization of the water. On the otherhand, it should not be so tight as to embarrass the breath-ing. The compress should be changed about once every hour, 72 AN EPITOME OF HYDROTHERAPY and the precaution previously mentioned, to have a freshcompress in readiness before removal, must be observed,in order to obviate needless exposure of the nude chest,which interferes with reaction. Another important pre-caution should be impressed upon the nurse, viz., to as-certain before renewal by inserting the finger beneath the
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