. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . Paris dressing to a part where there is awound which is covered by the plaster-bandage, it is wellto make some provision whereby the plaster dressing overthe site of the wound may be cut away, making a trap orwindow through which the wound may be inspected, ordressed if necessary (Fig. 109). To accomplish this, be-fore applying the plaster-bandage, a compress of lint orgauze or a small pasteboard box should be placed overthe wound, which, when the dressing is completed, forms 108 BANDAGING. a projection on its surface, indicating the positio
. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . Paris dressing to a part where there is awound which is covered by the plaster-bandage, it is wellto make some provision whereby the plaster dressing overthe site of the wound may be cut away, making a trap orwindow through which the wound may be inspected, ordressed if necessary (Fig. 109). To accomplish this, be-fore applying the plaster-bandage, a compress of lint orgauze or a small pasteboard box should be placed overthe wound, which, when the dressing is completed, forms 108 BANDAGING. a projection on its surface, indicating the position of thewound, and also allows the surgeon to cut away the dress-ing without injuring the skin below. These traps may becut out after the bandage has partially set, or after it hasbecome hard. In applying the plaster-of-Paris dressingin cases of compound fracture, I always make provisionfor trapping of the bandage if it should become necessary,although in the vast majority of cases if the wound re-main aseptic it does not have to be done. Fig. 109?. Plaster-of-Paris bandage trapped. Removing Plaster-of-Paris from the Hands.—One objection to the use of plaster-of-Paris dressings is thedifficulty of removing it from the hands of the surgeon,and the harsh condition in which the skin is left after itsremoval. If, however, the hands are washed in a solu-tion of carbonate of sodium—a tablespoonful to a basinof water—the plaster will readily be removed and theskin will be left in a soft and comfortable condition. Rub-bing the hands with glycerine, moist brown sugar or corn-meal accomplishes the same object. FIXED DRESSINGS, OR HARDENING BANDAGES. 109 Removal of the Plaster-of-Paris Bandage.—The removal of the plaster-bandage is sometimes a matter ofdifficulty, particularly, in the case of fractures, if it has tobe removed before the fragments below it are consoli-dated, as it may disarrange them and cause the patientpain if it is not accomplished without much force. When the b
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