. Medical and surgical therapy . Fig. 65.—Showing arrangement in Fowlers position with thehelp of two inclined planes fixed together. then milk mixed with Vichy water ; finally, lightpurees and custards, etc. Fowlefs position.—This is produced by means of aninclined plane and long cushions or a mattress, or betterstill with two inclined planes hinged together, ofwhich one, intended for the seat, is shorter than thatsupporting the back. We find this arrangement moreconvenient and more resilient than a framework oftwo incUned planes in one piece. Fig. 65 shows a 534 WOUNDS OF THE ABDOMEN side-vi
. Medical and surgical therapy . Fig. 65.—Showing arrangement in Fowlers position with thehelp of two inclined planes fixed together. then milk mixed with Vichy water ; finally, lightpurees and custards, etc. Fowlefs position.—This is produced by means of aninclined plane and long cushions or a mattress, or betterstill with two inclined planes hinged together, ofwhich one, intended for the seat, is shorter than thatsupporting the back. We find this arrangement moreconvenient and more resilient than a framework oftwo incUned planes in one piece. Fig. 65 shows a 534 WOUNDS OF THE ABDOMEN side-view of this arrangement. A long cushion may beadded to support the loins and make the patientcomfortable whilst resting in this position. In certain flank wounds the lateral decubitus willhave to be substituted for Fowlers position and the. Fig. 66. — Drop-counter for control-ling the drop-by-drop rectal instilla-tion. Extemporisedby means of an am-poule for hypodermicinjections aud a glasstube in which catgutligatures are stored.
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