. Minor surgery and bandaging, including the treatment of fractures and dislocations .. . Posterior view of turns of third roller of Desaults bandage. to the shoulder, and then to the elbow, and from the elbowalways return to the starting-point—the axilla. The turnsof the third roller make two triangles, one on the anteriorsurface of the chest, the other upon the back. (Fig. 55.) ARM AND CHEST BANDAGE. 65 After the application of the three rollers the hand anduncovered portion of the forearm should be supported ina sling suspended from the neck. Use.—This bandage, applied completely, or some o
. Minor surgery and bandaging, including the treatment of fractures and dislocations .. . Posterior view of turns of third roller of Desaults bandage. to the shoulder, and then to the elbow, and from the elbowalways return to the starting-point—the axilla. The turnsof the third roller make two triangles, one on the anteriorsurface of the chest, the other upon the back. (Fig. 55.) ARM AND CHEST BANDAGE. 65 After the application of the three rollers the hand anduncovered portion of the forearm should be supported ina sling suspended from the neck. Use.—This bandage, applied completely, or some oneof its various rollers, is employed in the treatment offractures of the clavicle. Arm and Chest Bandage. Roller Two and a Half Inches in Width, Seven Yards in Length. Fig. Arm and chest bandage. Before applying this bandage the arm should be placedagainst the side of the chest and a folded towel or a pad 66 REGIONAL BANDAGES. of cotton should be placed in the axilla and allowed toextend from the axilla to the elbow ; the latter is used toprevent the opposing surfaces of skin from becoming ex-coriated by contact. Application.—The initial extremity of the bandageis placed upon the spine at a point opposite the elbow-joint, and it is fixed by a turn or two passing around thearm and chest; the bandage is then continued by makingascending spiral turns, covering in the arm and chest untilthe axilla is reached ; at this point the bandage is carriedthrough the axilla and over the back of the chest to thetop of the opposite shoulder, and it is then conducteddown the front of the arm to the elbow, is passed betweenthe arm and chest and carried up the back of the arm tothe shoulder, and is then passed obliquely across the frontof the chest and is secured upon th
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