Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses . ach. To tie the clove hitch, proceed as follows: Make twoloops forming the figure eight with both ends on topand going in opposite directions; put the loops togetherand pass them over the hand or foot as the case maybe, drawing them just tight enough to prevent thehand or foot being slipped through; make a knot in theends about twelve inches from the limb and tie themto the bedstead. Great care must be taken to followthese directions implicitly, for, when the clove hitchis improperly made, either it will not hold, or, worsestill, it will tighten and
Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses . ach. To tie the clove hitch, proceed as follows: Make twoloops forming the figure eight with both ends on topand going in opposite directions; put the loops togetherand pass them over the hand or foot as the case maybe, drawing them just tight enough to prevent thehand or foot being slipped through; make a knot in theends about twelve inches from the limb and tie themto the bedstead. Great care must be taken to followthese directions implicitly, for, when the clove hitchis improperly made, either it will not hold, or, worsestill, it will tighten and shut off the circulation. Ifthe patient is struggling very much, or if her skin isdelicate, a thin piece of cotton-wadding should bewrapped around her wrists or ankles under the gauzeor muslin. To keep the patient from sitting up, thefollowing contrivance is sometimes used: A band ofmuslin, such as is used for the hands, or a sheet foldedcornerwise, is placed under the shoulders, the endsbrought up under the axilla, over the shoulders, and. FIG. 1 1.—CLOVE HITCH Care and Comfort of the Patient 177 under the band, at the back; they are then crossedunder the pillow on which the patient is lying andtied to a bar at the head of the bed on, or below, alevel with the mattress. Restraint of Children The Bradford Frame.—The Bradford frame is anappliance much used for restraining children, as wellas for other purposes to be described later (page 497).It consists of a frame of gas piping about two inchesin diameter, and nearly all hospitals in which childrenare treated are provided with several sizes. To Apply.—Choose a size a few inches longer thanthe child and sufficiently wide not to come in contactwith the shoulders. Place the child between the bars,cover the former with a small sheet, or, if after oper-ation, an old blanket. Place a band of canvas acrossthe childs body, from under the arms to the ankles,pass it under and then around the frame and lace it infront like a corset
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