. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . that in their application reverses are seldom required, asthe open mesh of the bandage gives it considerable elas-ticity, so that the bandage can be made to adapt itself tothe part without making reverses. Any of the ordinarybandages which have been previously described may beapplied by means of the gauze bandages, such as those ofthe head, extremities, and trunk. Gauze Bandage of Head and Neck.—In applying dress-ings to wounds of the head and neck, it is advisable tocover in both the head and neck, and also to make a few 92 BANDAGING. turns
. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . that in their application reverses are seldom required, asthe open mesh of the bandage gives it considerable elas-ticity, so that the bandage can be made to adapt itself tothe part without making reverses. Any of the ordinarybandages which have been previously described may beapplied by means of the gauze bandages, such as those ofthe head, extremities, and trunk. Gauze Bandage of Head and Neck.—In applying dress-ings to wounds of the head and neck, it is advisable tocover in both the head and neck, and also to make a few 92 BANDAGING. turns over the upper part of the chest and around eachshoulder, which prevents the turns of the bandage fromslipping and holds the dressing in place, so that it cannotbe disarranged by movements of the patient (Fig. 95). Gauze Bandage of Upper Extremity.—The initial ex-tremity of the bandage is secured by two or three turnsaround the wrist, and the bandage is then carried obliquelyover the dorsum of the hand to the tip of the little finger, Fig. Gauze bandage of head and neck. when a circular turn is made; the hand is then covered inby circular turns. The region of the wrist is next coveredby figure-of-eight turns and the bandage is carried up theforearm by circular turns. Figure-of-eight turns are madeat the elbow and the bandage is continued with circularturns around the arm. No reverses need be made in ap-plying this bandage. SPECIAL BANDAGES. 93 Use.—This bandage is used for the same purposes as thespiral reversed bandage of the upper extremity. Gauze Bandage of Chest and Shoulder.—In applying thisbandage, a gauze roller, three or four inches in width, isemployed. The initial extremity of the bandage is securedaround the lower portion of the chest by one or two turnsand it is carried up to the axillary lines by circular turns;at this point it is secured obliquely across the chest to thebase of the neck and then behind the shoulder to the pos-terior portion of the ax
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