. Dr. Evans' How to keep well; . Fig. 342.—Four-tailed Bandage for Chin. Place the center of the bandage (see Fig. 341)against the chin with the wide tails below, when the latter are turned upward and tied ontop of the head. The upper or narrow tails are carried backward and tied at the nape ofthe Fig. 343.—Double-Headed, Knotted Bandage. The double-headed knotted bandage ismade of a strip of muslin about eight yards long and two inches wide, and rolled into twoheads or cylinders. The knotted bandage is generally used to arrest hemorrhage] from thescalp by making pressure upon the tempo
. Dr. Evans' How to keep well; . Fig. 342.—Four-tailed Bandage for Chin. Place the center of the bandage (see Fig. 341)against the chin with the wide tails below, when the latter are turned upward and tied ontop of the head. The upper or narrow tails are carried backward and tied at the nape ofthe Fig. 343.—Double-Headed, Knotted Bandage. The double-headed knotted bandage ismade of a strip of muslin about eight yards long and two inches wide, and rolled into twoheads or cylinders. The knotted bandage is generally used to arrest hemorrhage] from thescalp by making pressure upon the temporal artery, which is situated just in front of the earand extending upward into the scalp. The pulsation of this vessel can easily be felt. Beforeapplying the bandage, a firm compress should be placed over the artery at a level with theupper border of the ear. A piece of cork, for example, about half an inch thick and the diameterof a silver half-dollar, should be enveloped in a piece of soft muslin and applied over theartery. The operator then, holding a roller in each hand, places the outside of the bandageagainst the compress and carries one roller around the head just above the eyes in front, andthe other below the occipital protuberance or bump on the back of the head, and to theopposite t
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