Diseases of children for nurses . d to the outer portion of the leg, as far as the ankle-joint. It is not attached to the foot, and 4 inchesare allowed for the loop around the foot. It is thencarried to the opposite ankle-joint and applied to theinner side of the leg. A bandage starting at the ankle-joint is applied to the leg as far as the adhesive stripsextend. A small block of thin wood, 3 inches long and 2inches wide, is covered with adhesive, a hole bored in thecenter, and the board placed in the middle of the loop 426 DISEASES OF CHILDREN FOR NURSES below the foot and held in place by a
Diseases of children for nurses . d to the outer portion of the leg, as far as the ankle-joint. It is not attached to the foot, and 4 inchesare allowed for the loop around the foot. It is thencarried to the opposite ankle-joint and applied to theinner side of the leg. A bandage starting at the ankle-joint is applied to the leg as far as the adhesive stripsextend. A small block of thin wood, 3 inches long and 2inches wide, is covered with adhesive, a hole bored in thecenter, and the board placed in the middle of the loop 426 DISEASES OF CHILDREN FOR NURSES below the foot and held in place by a strip of the perforation in the block a wire is passed,which is firmly attached to the inner side of the wire should run over a pully at the foot of the bedand have a four or five-pound weight attached at thebase which should clear the floor by several inches. Awad of cotton is placed beneath the tendo Achillis toprevent pressure at this point. The foot of the bed iselevated to obtain Fig. 106.—Bucks extension apparatus. The foot of the bed is elevated to obtain counter-extension. Care must be taken in the removal of old adhesivestrips that the skin is not pulled off with the or ether will render this task easier. DRESSING FOR FRACTURE OF THE FEMUR INCHILDREN OVER TWO YEARS OF AGE Hamilton Splint.—This is the best dressing to applyin childhood. It consists of (i) two long splints; the ex- THERAPEUTICS 427 ternal reaches rom the axilla to the sole of the foot andthe internal extends from the groin to the sole. Theyare 4 or 5 inches wide at the hip-joint and taper to3 inches at the ankle. (2) Two long bags filled withbran, the external reaching from the axilla to the ankleand the internal extending from the groin to the internalmalleolus. (3) A Bucks extension apparatus applied asdescribed above. (4) A sand-bag reaching from the axillato the ankle along the uninjured side. Method.—A piece of unbleached muslin of
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