. Minor surgery and bandaging, including the treatment of fractures and dislocations .. . The The cravat is prepared from the triangle by bringingthe apex to its base, and folding it a number of timesupon itself until the desired width is obtained. (Fig. 24.) HANDKERCHIEF BANDAGES. 31 The cord is formed from the cravat twisted upon itself(Fig. 25). The names of the various handkerchief ban-dages are derived from the shape of the handkerchiefsused and the parts to which they are applied; the namesserve as guides in their application. It is to be remem-bered that the base of the triangl
. Minor surgery and bandaging, including the treatment of fractures and dislocations .. . The The cravat is prepared from the triangle by bringingthe apex to its base, and folding it a number of timesupon itself until the desired width is obtained. (Fig. 24.) HANDKERCHIEF BANDAGES. 31 The cord is formed from the cravat twisted upon itself(Fig. 25). The names of the various handkerchief ban-dages are derived from the shape of the handkerchiefsused and the parts to which they are applied; the namesserve as guides in their application. It is to be remem-bered that the base of the triangle or the body of thecravat is to be placed upon the portion the designation ofwhich forms the final portion of the name of the bandage;thus, in the fronto-occipital triangle, the shape of the hand-kerchief is given, and we know that the base of thetriangle is to be applied to the forehead and then pass tothe occiput. In using the cravats the same rule applies;thus, in the bis-axillary cravat, the body of the cravat is Fig. 26.
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