. Minor surgery and bandaging, including the treatment of fractures and dislocations .. . Transverse recurrent bandage of head. are carried around the head from the forehead to theocciput to fix the recurrent turns. Pins should be appliedat the point of starting of the reversed turns behind theears, and at the occiput and forehead. (Fig. 34.) Use.—This bandage may be employed to secure dress-ings to the scalp in case of wounds, or in injuries to the 42 REGIONAL BANDAGES. skull, and is used for the same purposes as the recurrentbandage of the head. V-BANDAGE OF THE HEAD. Roller Two Inches in Wi
. Minor surgery and bandaging, including the treatment of fractures and dislocations .. . Transverse recurrent bandage of head. are carried around the head from the forehead to theocciput to fix the recurrent turns. Pins should be appliedat the point of starting of the reversed turns behind theears, and at the occiput and forehead. (Fig. 34.) Use.—This bandage may be employed to secure dress-ings to the scalp in case of wounds, or in injuries to the 42 REGIONAL BANDAGES. skull, and is used for the same purposes as the recurrentbandage of the head. V-BANDAGE OF THE HEAD. Roller Two Inches in Width, Four Yards in Length. Application.—The initial extremity of the roller issecured by two turns of the bandage around the craniumfrom the forehead to the occiput, and when the rollerreaches the occipital protuberance it is allowed to dropslightly a little below this and is carried forward belowthe ear around the front of the chin and lower lip, then Fig. V-bandage of the head. backward to the point of starting. These turns passingfrom the occiput to the forehead and from the occiput tothe chin are alternately made until a sufficient numberhave been applied, and the extremity is secured by a pinover the occiput. (Fig. 35.) This bandage may be modified by carrying the turnsfrom the occiput forward under the ear and around theupper lip and back to the occiput and alternating theseturns with the occipito-frontal turns; if employed in this HEAD AND NECK BANDAGE. 43 way a bandage of one and one-half inches in width shouldbe used. Use.—This bandage may be employed to hold dressingsto the front of the chin, to the upper and lower lips incases of wounds, or to give support to these parts afterplastic operations. Head and Neck Bandage. Roller Two Inches in Width, Four Yards in Length. Application.—The initial extremity of the roller isplaced upon the forehead and carried backward just abovethe ear to the occiput and is then brought forward
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