Accidents and emergencies; a manual of the treatment of surgical and medical emergencies in the absence of a physician . Fig. 44.—Figure 8 of ankle. 140 ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES eruption on the skin. This must be borne in mind, especiallyin summer and in the case of women and children. In changing adhesive-plaster dressings, only as much need beremoved as is necessary or as cleanliness demands. The rest maybe left on, and the new dressing applied up to or over it. In theend all can be removed together. Rubber plaster is sold in strips on spools. These strips caneasily be cut smaller; while ad
Accidents and emergencies; a manual of the treatment of surgical and medical emergencies in the absence of a physician . Fig. 44.—Figure 8 of ankle. 140 ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES eruption on the skin. This must be borne in mind, especiallyin summer and in the case of women and children. In changing adhesive-plaster dressings, only as much need beremoved as is necessary or as cleanliness demands. The rest maybe left on, and the new dressing applied up to or over it. In theend all can be removed together. Rubber plaster is sold in strips on spools. These strips caneasily be cut smaller; while additional strips may be apphed sideby side if a greater width is Fig. 45-—Dressing Forceps. 5. Oiled silk or paraflSne paper is used to retain heat and mois-ture after poultices or other warm wet dressings are apphed. 6, 7, 8. As to the use of scissors, pins, and needles, it may bestated that the points of pins should never be left sticking out;and care should be used to avoid sticking either pins or needlesthrough a patients skin. g. Dressing forceps, having a joint like that of scissors, takethe place of fingers in handhng dressing and small parts and re-moving splinters or other foreign bodies. They should besteriUzed after each use by washing and rubbing, and then holding SUPPLIES FOR EMERGENCIES 14I them for about a second in the flame of an alcohol lamp, or ofa match. 10. The measuring glass is much more accurate than a spoon,and should be used, if possible, in preference to the latter. Adrachm is a teasponful; four drachms is a tablespoonful. 11. Petrolatum is an excellent apphcation to a variety ofwounds or injuries. It never becomes ranc
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