. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . Occipitofrontal triangle. Mento-vertico-occipital cravat. The Occipito-frontal Triangle.—To apply this hand-kerchief, place the base of the triangle upon or a littlebelow the occiput, and bring the apex forward over thehead, allowing it to drop over the forehead; next bringthe extremities of the handkerchief forward and tie themin a knot over the forehead ; finally turn up the apex overthe knotted ends and pin it to the bodv of the handker-chief (Fig. 28). The Mento-vertico-occipital Cravat.—To apply thishandkerchief, the middle of the base
. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . Occipitofrontal triangle. Mento-vertico-occipital cravat. The Occipito-frontal Triangle.—To apply this hand-kerchief, place the base of the triangle upon or a littlebelow the occiput, and bring the apex forward over thehead, allowing it to drop over the forehead; next bringthe extremities of the handkerchief forward and tie themin a knot over the forehead ; finally turn up the apex overthe knotted ends and pin it to the bodv of the handker-chief (Fig. 28). The Mento-vertico-occipital Cravat.—To apply thishandkerchief, the middle of the base of the cravat is placedunder the chin ; the extremities are then carried in front 36 BANDAGING. of the ear on each side to the vertex of the skull, and arecrossed at that point; the ends are then carried downwardover the parietal region to the occiput, and are secured bya knot at this point (Fig. 29). Another method of apply-ing this handkerchief consists in placing the base of the Fig. Mento-vertico-occipital cravat (modified). cravat under the chin and carrying the extremities overthe vertex of the skull, crossing them at that point; thencarrying them downward to the occiput, and crossing themagain here and passing them forward around the chin, andfinally securing the ends by a knot (Fig. 30). The turnsof the latter handkerchief correspond exactly to the turnsof the Bartons bandage of the head. These handkerchief-bandages may be used to securedressings to the chin or scalp, or may be employed as tem-porary dressings to secure fixation of the parts in cases offracture or dislocation of the jaw. The Bis-axillary Cravat.—To apply this handker-chief, the body of the cravat is placed in the axilla, andthe ends are brought up, one in front of, the other behind,the axilla, and are made to cross over the top of the HANDKERCHIEF-BANDA GES. 37 shoulder; the extremities are then carried across the backand chest respectively to the opposite axilla, where theyare secured by t
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