. Minor surgery and bandaging, including the treatment of fractures and dislocations .. . Spiral reversed bandage of the upper extremity. is to be flexed in the subsequent dressing, the elbow shouldbe covered in with figure-of-eight turns, and when thishas been done the arm may be covered in with spiralreversed turns. When properly applied, the reversesshould be in line, and should not be made over the promi-nent ridffe of the ulna. Use.—This is one of the most generally employed of allthe roller bandages; it constitutes the primary roller whichis applied in the dressing of fractures of the hu
. Minor surgery and bandaging, including the treatment of fractures and dislocations .. . Spiral reversed bandage of the upper extremity. is to be flexed in the subsequent dressing, the elbow shouldbe covered in with figure-of-eight turns, and when thishas been done the arm may be covered in with spiralreversed turns. When properly applied, the reversesshould be in line, and should not be made over the promi-nent ridffe of the ulna. Use.—This is one of the most generally employed of allthe roller bandages; it constitutes the primary roller whichis applied in the dressing of fractures of the humerus, andis also the bandage employed in holding dressings to thearm and forearm, and in securing splints to these parts inthe treatment of fractures and dislocations. FIGURE-OF-EIGHT BANDAGE OF ELBOW. 55 Figure-of-eight Bandage of the Elbow. Roller Two Inches in Width, Four Yards in Length. Application.—The initial extremity of the bandage isplaeed upon the forearm a short distance below the elbow-joint, and fixed by one or two circular turns, the arm being Fig. Figure-of-eight bandage of the elbow. flexed. The bandage is then carried by an oblique turnacross the flexure of the elbow-joint, and passed aroundthe arm a few inches above the elbow; a circular turn isthen made, and the roller is next carried across the flexureof the elbow and passed around the forearm. These turnsare repeated, the turns from the forearm ascending andthose from the arm descending, each set of turns crossingin the flexure of the elbow until it is covered in, and afinal turn is passed circularly around the elbow-joint.(Fig. 47.) This bandage is sometimes applied by firstmaking one or two circular turns around the elbow andthen applying the figure-of-eight turns as previouslydescribed. 56 REGIONAL BANDAGES. Use.—This bandage is often employed as a part of thespiral reversed bandage of the upper extremity when thearm is to be flexed, and is also used to hold dressings to theregion of the elb
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