. Minor surgery and bandaging, including the treatment of fractures and dislocations .. . h gradu-ally increases. By its use it is possible to cover by spiralturns a part conical in shape, so as to make equablepressure upon all parts of the surface. The reverses aremade as follows : After fixing the initial extremity of theroller, as the part increases in diameter the bandage iscarried off a little obliquely to the axis of the limb forfrom four to six inches; the index finger or thumb of thedisengaged hand is placed upon the body of the bandageto keep it securely in place upon the limb, the ha
. Minor surgery and bandaging, including the treatment of fractures and dislocations .. . h gradu-ally increases. By its use it is possible to cover by spiralturns a part conical in shape, so as to make equablepressure upon all parts of the surface. The reverses aremade as follows : After fixing the initial extremity of theroller, as the part increases in diameter the bandage iscarried off a little obliquely to the axis of the limb forfrom four to six inches; the index finger or thumb of thedisengaged hand is placed upon the body of the bandageto keep it securely in place upon the limb, the hand hold-ing the roller is carried a little toward the limb to slackenthe unwound portion of the bandage, and by changing theposition of the hand holding the bandage from extremesupination to pronation the reverse is made. (Fig. 10.)Care should be taken not to attempt to make the reversewhile the bandage is tense, for by so doing the bandage is 2* 22 BANDAGING. twisted into a cord which is unsightly and uncomfortableto the patient, instead of forming a closely fitting reverse. Fig. Method of making reverses. The reverse should be completed before the bandage iscarried around the limb, and when it has been completedthe bandage may be slightly tightened so as to conform tothe part accurately. The reverses should be in line to have the bandagepresent a good appearance, and care should be taken thatthe reverses should not be made over salient parts of theskeleton, for if they occupy such positions they causecreases in the skin and become uncomfortable to thepatient. To make reverses neatly and to have them in linerequires skill and practice; a Avell-applied spiral reversedbandage is a test of a competent bandager. Spica Bandages. When the turns of the roller cross each other in theform of the Greek letter lambda, leaving the previous turn VARIETIES OF BANDAGES. 23 about one-third uncovered, the bandage is known as aspica bandage. (Fig. 11, a.) These spica bandages areespecially
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