Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses . Fig. 67. (1) Y-Binder Fig. 68. (2) Y-Binder over the shoulder and pin them in front. If neces^sary, pin a dart in under both breasts. Y-BlNDER FOR THE Breasts.—For a binder inthe shape of a Y for thebreasts the tail should beeight inches wide, and longenough to reach across theback and meet the twoarms which cross the chest;the arms should be fourinches wide. Put one ofthese arms under, and theother above, the breastsand pin them to the straps can be Fig. 69. Straight Binder foradded if necessary. Abdomen. 484 Practical Nursing Straigh
Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses . Fig. 67. (1) Y-Binder Fig. 68. (2) Y-Binder over the shoulder and pin them in front. If neces^sary, pin a dart in under both breasts. Y-BlNDER FOR THE Breasts.—For a binder inthe shape of a Y for thebreasts the tail should beeight inches wide, and longenough to reach across theback and meet the twoarms which cross the chest;the arms should be fourinches wide. Put one ofthese arms under, and theother above, the breastsand pin them to the straps can be Fig. 69. Straight Binder foradded if necessary. Abdomen. 484 Practical Nursing Straight Binders. —Are generally made of adouble fold of unbleached muslin stitched togetheraround the edges. Straight Binder for the Abdomen.—Straight bindersfor the abdomen are sometimes used for obstet-rical patients, after confinement. They should beabout twelve to fourteen inches wide and longenough to go around the patients body. To apply, pin down the center with small safety-pins and pin darts on both sides, above and belowthe hip prominence. The lower darts are loosenedwhen it is necessary for the patient to use thebed-pan. Straight Binder for the Chest.—To make a straightbinder for the chest, cut from a straight piece of
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