A text-book of first aid and emergency treatment . ge is placed over the pointof the chin and the lower tails are carried upward andfastened over the top of the head. The upper tails are thenfastened back of the neck. THE ROLLER BANDAGE. The roller bandage is made by tearing strips of muslinor gauze about fi^•e yards long, and three or four inches inwidth. These are rolled either with the fingers, or by THE ROLLER BANDAGE 91 machine, into a closely wound roll. When narrower ban-dages are required the roll may be cut, transversely, witha sharp knife into the desired width. To Roll a Bandage.—In
A text-book of first aid and emergency treatment . ge is placed over the pointof the chin and the lower tails are carried upward andfastened over the top of the head. The upper tails are thenfastened back of the neck. THE ROLLER BANDAGE. The roller bandage is made by tearing strips of muslinor gauze about fi^•e yards long, and three or four inches inwidth. These are rolled either with the fingers, or by THE ROLLER BANDAGE 91 machine, into a closely wound roll. When narrower ban-dages are required the roll may be cut, transversely, witha sharp knife into the desired width. To Roll a Bandage.—In rolling a bandage it is necessaryto make the first turns very tight, or a loose bandage, whichis very diflncult to apply, will result. The roll is started byfolding the end of the bandage tightly upon itself until asmall firm roll is formed. This is held by the ends betweenthe thumb and index finger of the left hand. The loose endof the bandage passes between the thumb and index fingerof the right hand. The roll is grasped in the palm of the. Fig. 45.—Method of rolling a bandage by hand. (Wharton.) right hand and by a rotary movement of the right -^-ristcombined with the alternate holding and loosening of theleft hand, the roll can be completed. With a little practicea tightly wound roll may be obtained. Machine-rolled bandages are more satisfactory for may be rolled with a hand machine, or may be pur-chased ready for use. Application of a Bandage.—A few inches of the bandage isunrolled and the loose end taken in the left hand while theroll is held in the right. The outer side of the bandage isthen placed next to the dressing and the bandage carried V 02 BANDAGING around the part to ho drosscxl, making a single turn, wliichanchors the hanclage. The simplest form of bandage, thecircular handngc, is a])])lical)lc to ])(trti()ns of the body and
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