Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses . y making a circular turn around thechest; then carry the bandage on to the uninjuredside and obliquely acrossthe back, over the shoul-der of the injured arm,down the front of the arm,under the elbow, up theback of the arm around theshoulder — this will give afigure-eight on the shoul-der,—across the front ofthe chest, passing over theforearm, then around, firstthe back, and then thefront of the chest, passingover the elbow of the in-jured arm and around thechest to the back, upacross the back obliquely,and over the shoulder ofthe injured arm as befo
Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses . y making a circular turn around thechest; then carry the bandage on to the uninjuredside and obliquely acrossthe back, over the shoul-der of the injured arm,down the front of the arm,under the elbow, up theback of the arm around theshoulder — this will give afigure-eight on the shoul-der,—across the front ofthe chest, passing over theforearm, then around, firstthe back, and then thefront of the chest, passingover the elbow of the in-jured arm and around thechest to the back, upacross the back obliquely,and over the shoulder ofthe injured arm as before. Repeat the turns as oftenas necessary. Each turn down the front of the armis to be farther toward the median line and to coverthe preceding turn about three quarters of its width;each turn up the back of the arm is to be farthertoward the back; each turn crossing the front of thechest is to be higher on the forearm or wrist; eachof the turns going around the body is to be higherthan the preceding turn and to cover one half Fig- 55- Velpeau Bandage 478 Practical Nursing Tailed Bandages and Slings.—Tailed bandagesare very convenient for keeping poultices and otherapplications in place. The Four-Tailed Bandageof the Head. — To applya four-tailed bandage tothe head: Take a piece ofmuslin eight inches wideand long enough to go overthe head and tie under thechin. Cut it in the middlefrom each extremity towithin four or five inchesof the center. Place theFig. 56. Four-Tailed Bandage body of the bandage on theof the Head top of the head and tie the two posterior tails underthe chin and the two anteriortails at the back of the neck-If it is desired to cover theback of the head, place thebody of the bandage thereand fasten the two poste-rior tails around the foreheadand the two anterior tailsunder the jaw. When the forehead is tobe covered, place the bodyof the bandage there and pigi 57. Tail Bandage onfasten the two anterior tails Back of Head at the back of the h
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