The operating room and the patient; a manual of pre- and post-operative treatment . d is often awkward to manage when in contactwith either. Consequently it is of less practical use than thegreen silk. Moreover, it is too rapidly disintegrated by woundsecretion to act efficiently as a drain for any length of time. Umbrella Tampon.—^This type of tampon (Fig. 18), formed bya rubber tube to which is sewed a curtain of gauze, is useful incontrolling hemorrhage in rectal and perineal wounds. Theinterior of the curtain is packed firmly with gauze strips after 48 OPERATIXG ROOM AND THE PATIEXT the ta
The operating room and the patient; a manual of pre- and post-operative treatment . d is often awkward to manage when in contactwith either. Consequently it is of less practical use than thegreen silk. Moreover, it is too rapidly disintegrated by woundsecretion to act efficiently as a drain for any length of time. Umbrella Tampon.—^This type of tampon (Fig. 18), formed bya rubber tube to which is sewed a curtain of gauze, is useful incontrolling hemorrhage in rectal and perineal wounds. Theinterior of the curtain is packed firmly with gauze strips after 48 OPERATIXG ROOM AND THE PATIEXT the tampon has been placed in the wound, the rubber tubeallowing the escape of gas or urine, as the case may be. Cotton, nonabsorhent, is prepared by cutting the original rollin half lengthwise, then unrolling each half and cutting crosswiseinto four sheets. Each sheet is rolled up, not very tightly, andcovered with heavy sheeting material. Sterilize by steam at atemperature of 240° F. for one-half hour. This cotton is usedfor the outer protection of wounds and for padding IS.—Umbrella tampon. Cotton, Ahsorhent.—Small pieces are used on wooden applica-tors for cleansing wounds or applying caustics. A number ofthese are prepared and sterilized in their container. Absorbentcotton is rolled up in small packages and sterilized by steam forone-half hour. Lambs wool is cut into convenient sizes, two inches by four,for tampons. An eight-inch piece of cotton string is tied aroundthe middle of the tampon to facilitate its withdrawal. The endsof the string should be knotted together. They are useful forvaginal tamponade. Sponges.—Hand sponges are made of a single thickness ofgauze eighteen inches sc^uare. Two opposite sides are folded PREPARATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND SUPPLIES 49 one over the other so as to lessen the width of the gauze two-thirds; the short sides of the resulting rectangle are folded towardeach other and the end of one short side is inserted into .the endof th
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