. Minor surgery and bandaging, including the treatment of fractures and dislocations .. . aging. In applying a roller bandage the operator should placethe external surface of the free extremity of the roller uponthe part, holding it in position with the fingers of the lefthand until fixed by a few turns of the roller, the cylinderbeing held in the right hand by the thumb and fingers; 18 BANDAGING for thus as the bandage is unwound it rolls into theoperators hand, thereby giving him more control of it;care should also be taken that the turns are appliedsmoothly to the surface, and that the pres
. Minor surgery and bandaging, including the treatment of fractures and dislocations .. . aging. In applying a roller bandage the operator should placethe external surface of the free extremity of the roller uponthe part, holding it in position with the fingers of the lefthand until fixed by a few turns of the roller, the cylinderbeing held in the right hand by the thumb and fingers; 18 BANDAGING for thus as the bandage is unwound it rolls into theoperators hand, thereby giving him more control of it;care should also be taken that the turns are appliedsmoothly to the surface, and that the pressure exerted byeach turn is uniform. If a bandage be applied to a limb the surgeon should seethat the part is in the position it is to occupy as regardsflexion and extension when the dressing is completed, fora bandage applied when the limb is flexed will exert toomuch pressure when the limb is extended, and then may,by the pressure it exerts, become a matter of discomfort oreven of danger to the patient, or if applied to an extendedlimb will become uncomfortable upon flexion. Fig. 5,. Method of removing a bandage. My experience has been that, as a rule, those who havehad little experience with the application of the rollerbandage are apt to apply their bandages too tightly, and VARIETIES OF BANDAGES 19 this may lead to disastrous consequences, especially in thedressing of fractures. Professor Ashhurst, in his clinicalteaching, advises students to make use of a larger numberof turns of a bandage in securing fracture dressings ratherthan to depend upon a few turns too firmly applied; advicewhich certainly conduces to the safety and comfort of thepatient. When the bandage has been applied the terminalextremity should be secured by a pin or safety-pin appliedtransversely to the bandage, and if a pin be used its pointshould be buried in the folds of the bandage; if the Fig. 6.
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