. Minor surgery and bandaging, including the treatment of fractures and dislocations .. . eral rules of bandaging and proficient in the application ofthe roller bandage cannot be overestimated, and both thestudent and general practitioner will never have cause to 2 14 BANDAGING. regret the time occupied in learning to apply neatly thisform of surgical dressing. A well-applied bandage adds to the comfort of the pa-tient, and the method of its application often secures forthe physician the confidence both of the patient and of hisfriends, while, on the other hand, a badly applied bandageis apt t
. Minor surgery and bandaging, including the treatment of fractures and dislocations .. . eral rules of bandaging and proficient in the application ofthe roller bandage cannot be overestimated, and both thestudent and general practitioner will never have cause to 2 14 BANDAGING. regret the time occupied in learning to apply neatly thisform of surgical dressing. A well-applied bandage adds to the comfort of the pa-tient, and the method of its application often secures forthe physician the confidence both of the patient and of hisfriends, while, on the other hand, a badly applied bandageis apt to be uncomfortable and insecure, and to meet withtheir adverse criticism. The Koller Bandage. The roller bandage consists of a strip of woven material,prepared from some of the materials previously mentioned,of variable length and width according to the portion ofthe body to which it is to be applied; this, for ease ofapplication, is rolled into a cylindrical form. The material commonly employed for the roller bandageis unbleached muslin, although, for special purposes, linen, Fig. Bandage winder. flannel, rubber sheeting, crinoline or cheese-cloth may beused. It is important that the roller bandage should con-sist of one piece, free from seams and selvage, for if madeof a number of pieces sewed together, or if it contains THE ROLLER BANDAGE. 15 creases or selvage, it cannot be so neatly applied, and it isnot so comfortable to the patient, as it is apt to leavecreases upon the skin. In preparing the ordinary muslin bandage the materialis torn in strips varying in length and width according tothe part of the body to which it is to be applied, and it isthen rolled into a cylinder, either by the hand or by amachine constructed for the purpose. (Fig. 1.) It is important that every student and practitionershould be able to roll a bandage by hand, for in practice Fig. 2.
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