. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . om the forehead to the occi-put to secure it. The head isthen covered in by transverseturns of the bandage ; the firstturn, starting from a point be-hind the ear on one side, iscarried below the occiput to acorresponding point behind theopposite ear, and ascendingtransverse turns are then madeand carried over the head, eachturn covering in about two-thirds of the preceding turn,until the forehead is reached,and when this has been reachedtwo or three circular turns are carried around the head from the forehead to the occiputto fix the recurre
. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . om the forehead to the occi-put to secure it. The head isthen covered in by transverseturns of the bandage ; the firstturn, starting from a point be-hind the ear on one side, iscarried below the occiput to acorresponding point behind theopposite ear, and ascendingtransverse turns are then madeand carried over the head, eachturn covering in about two-thirds of the preceding turn,until the forehead is reached,and when this has been reachedtwo or three circular turns are carried around the head from the forehead to the occiputto fix the recurrent turns. Pins should be applied at thepoints of starting and finishing of the reversed turns be-hind the ears, and at the occiput and forehead (Fig. 44). Use.—This bandage may be employed to secure dress-ings to the scalp in cases of wounds or in injuries to theskull, 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.—The initial extremity of the roller. Transverse recurrent bandage ofthe head. 50 BANDAGING. is secured by two turns of the bandage around the cra-nium from the forehead to the occiput, and when theroller reaches the occipital protuberance it is allowed todrop a little below this, and is carried forward belowthe ear around the front of the chin and lower lip, thenbackward 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. 45). Fig. 45. Fig. 46.
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