The operating room and the patient; a manual of pre- and post-operative treatment . dy forthe application of plaster-of-Paris. 126 OPERATING ROOM AND THE PATIENT inferior, a small quantity of salt or alum may be added to thewater to hasten the hardening The bandage is left immerseduntil it is thoroughly saturated and is then lightly squeezed out,under water, to force out air from the interstices and allow offurther saturation. The bandage is then tightly squeezed toexpel the excess of water. As soon as one bandage is removedfrom the water, another is substituted for it until the requirednumber
The operating room and the patient; a manual of pre- and post-operative treatment . dy forthe application of plaster-of-Paris. 126 OPERATING ROOM AND THE PATIENT inferior, a small quantity of salt or alum may be added to thewater to hasten the hardening The bandage is left immerseduntil it is thoroughly saturated and is then lightly squeezed out,under water, to force out air from the interstices and allow offurther saturation. The bandage is then tightly squeezed toexpel the excess of water. As soon as one bandage is removedfrom the water, another is substituted for it until the requirednumber is reached. The bandage is applied evenly and smoothly,in the same manner as an ordinary roller bandage. Morenumerous turns are made near the joints, as there the strain isgreatest. The number of bandages used will depend on thepurpose for which the cast is applied. If this be to retain asimple dressing in place, as in cases of scalp wounds with deliriumtremens, one or two bandages will suffice. To secure immobiliza-tion of joints, from six to eight thicknesses may be necessary. Fig. 105.—Removal of plaster cast. Fractures of the leg, when the patient is allowed to walk about,require heavier casts than those in which no such strain is putupon the damaged bone. In the former instance an additionalsafeguard may be furnished by the introduction of a thick rollof lambs wool on the sole of the foot held in place by additionalplaster bandages. When fenestra are required, the plastershould first be allowed thoroughly to harden. If large fenestrseare needed, the cast should be strengthened by incorporatingin it one or more strips of soft iron, bent like a basket handle,at the site of the proposed fenestrse. The cast may be finished BANDAGING 127 in one of two ways, either one of which enhances its final bandage may have its selvage left on and is then to beapplied as a short, figure-of-8, or plaster-of-Paris paste may be
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