. Surgical and gynæcological nursing. Fig. 63.—Desault bandage. (Eliasons Practical Bandaging.) of the lower ribs. The bandage consists of circular and spiralturns about the arm and body, with a final roller applied as acompound figure-of-eight, having three points where the foldscross (Fig. 63), over the shoulder on the injured side, underthe elbow and under the opposite axilla. In the classical de-scription a first roller fixes a pad in the axilla on the injured side,but this step need not usually be considered by the nurse in BANDAGING 129 cases where she may be called upon to apply the ban


. Surgical and gynæcological nursing. Fig. 63.—Desault bandage. (Eliasons Practical Bandaging.) of the lower ribs. The bandage consists of circular and spiralturns about the arm and body, with a final roller applied as acompound figure-of-eight, having three points where the foldscross (Fig. 63), over the shoulder on the injured side, underthe elbow and under the opposite axilla. In the classical de-scription a first roller fixes a pad in the axilla on the injured side,but this step need not usually be considered by the nurse in BANDAGING 129 cases where she may be called upon to apply the bandage. Itmust always be remembered, however, that plenty of paddingis to be used to prevent contact of skin surfaces. Particular caremust be exercised to avoid pressure over the point of the Fig. C4.—Finger bandage.


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