Minor surgery, or, Hints on the every-day duties of the surgeon . nds of the same width,but one yard long. Sew these latter on the for-mer, so that they may be one inch apart, and atright angles to the first band. Jlppty the transverse band upon the upper lip,turning the border to which the vertical bands aresewed, upwards, then carry the two extremitiesover each cheek, and under the ears to the napeof the neck, where they are to be held by an as-sistant. Then cross the vertical bands upon theroot of the nose, and carryeach one over the parietalprotuberance of its side,and down to near eachmas
Minor surgery, or, Hints on the every-day duties of the surgeon . nds of the same width,but one yard long. Sew these latter on the for-mer, so that they may be one inch apart, and atright angles to the first band. Jlppty the transverse band upon the upper lip,turning the border to which the vertical bands aresewed, upwards, then carry the two extremitiesover each cheek, and under the ears to the napeof the neck, where they are to be held by an as-sistant. Then cross the vertical bands upon theroot of the nose, and carryeach one over the parietalprotuberance of its side,and down to near eachmastoid process, underthe horizontal band. Turnthem over this to comeupwards, and fix them bybringing the remains ofthe horizontal band fromits crossing on the napeof the neck round theforehead, where it maybe fastened either by aknot or a pin. Uses. — This is an ex-cellent bandage to retain dressings to the upperlip and root of the nose, especially to the latter incases of fracture of its bones, or in epiphora orfistula lachrymalis, as it is easily renewed, and. MINOR SURGERY. 95 does not interfere with the use of the eyes, nose,or mouth. The single T bandage of the nose is a very use-ful one in retaining dressings to its surface, but asit is much improved by the addition of a suspen-sory, it will be treated of under those bandages. DOUBLE T OF THE CHEST. Composed of a napkin, or large compress of thesame form, folded lengthwise in three ; — and ofa band two feet long, split nearly to the end, orof two distinct bands of the same length. Application. — Thenapkin, a, is passed Fig. 73. behind the shoulder-blades, and the twoextremities broughtforwards on the chest,upon which they aremade to overlap ; theyare then pinned, andthe unsplit extremityof the band, or thebands themselves be-ing next fastened tothe posterior part ofthe body-bandage, the tails are brought forwardone over each shoulder, and secured in front, c cto form shoulder-straps. Use. — To confine dressings upon
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