The surgeon's handbook on the treatment of wounded in war : a prize essay . Nose-bandage. Fig. 104. Chin-sling. lower jaw, the chin-sling(funda maxillae) (fig. 103).A bandage 150cm long, andgem broad, is slit fromboth its ends to a centralportion 6cm in breadth,so that four equally longtails are produced (four-tailed bandage). The cen-tral piece is provided witha slit, and placed upon the chin; the upper tails are carried backwardsbeyond the occiput, and from thence round the forehead; while thelower tails are carried upwards over the vertex,and down again upon the other side. A chin-sling can


The surgeon's handbook on the treatment of wounded in war : a prize essay . Nose-bandage. Fig. 104. Chin-sling. lower jaw, the chin-sling(funda maxillae) (fig. 103).A bandage 150cm long, andgem broad, is slit fromboth its ends to a centralportion 6cm in breadth,so that four equally longtails are produced (four-tailed bandage). The cen-tral piece is provided witha slit, and placed upon the chin; the upper tails are carried backwardsbeyond the occiput, and from thence round the forehead; while thelower tails are carried upwards over the vertex,and down again upon the other side. A chin-sling can also be made out of twofolded handkerchiefs; the centre of one isplaced upon the anterior surface of the chin andthe ends tied together upon the nape of theneck, whilst the other is carried upwards tothe vertex from the under surface of the chin Handkerchiefs as a cnin-sling. (tig. 104J.


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