of bandage on opposite sides of limb in a knot and pass a stick through this
knot, and turn stick until bandage is so tight that it stops the blood flowing.
Make stick secure. Cleanse-and dress wound.
Roller Bandaging.
Bandages should be kept rolled up tightly.
Materials. Unbleached or white sheeting or gauze.
Sizes: Length, 4 to 6 yards; width, 34 in. 1 in., 1% in. 2 in, 2% in, 3 in,
4 in., 6 in.
St. John’s Ambulance General Rules for Bandaging.
(1.) The bandage must be tightly rolled up before its application.
(2.) Begin by placing the outer surface of roll next the skin, in order that
it may readily unwind.
(3.) Never unroll more than two or three inches of bandage at a time, and
if by accident more is unrolled, roll it up before proceeding.
(4.) Commence by making a couple of turns round the limb to firmly fix
~ bandage.
(5.) Bandage from below upwards.
(6.) Bandage from within outwards over the front of the limb.
(7.) Each turn of the bandage should, as a rule, overlap two-thirds of the
preceding one.
(8.) In reversing, the turns should be kept parallel and at equal distances
apart, and downwards towards the extremity of the limb.
(9.) Always form a figure of eight at a joint.
(10.) Apply bandage firmly or it is useless. If the edges turn up on running
the hand down it, the bandage is too loose.
(11.) The bandage must not be so tight as to impede circulation.
(12.) The pressure must be equally applied throughout.
(13.) Fix bandage securely at the end by pinning it with safety pine.
(14.) In taking off a bandage, gather the slack into a loose bundle and pass
it round and round. :
There are three methods of applying a roller bandage: (1) the Spiral;
(2) the Reverse; (3) the Figure of Eight.
(1.) The Spiral is made by simply encircling the limb with bandage, each
circle being made to cover two-thirds of the preceding one. Use for parts of
uniform (equal) thickness, as finger.
(2.) The Reverse is made to tighten lower end of a bandage. Hold the
lower loose edge of bandage with left hand, and with right hand turn the bandage
downwards upon itself, drawing it tight. Encircle limb again and then make a
second reverse. Repeat when necessary.
(3.) Figure of Eight. At a joint. Apply bandage in a series of loops
forming a figure eight.
To Bandage a Fore-finger use broad tape or 34 in. bandage. Place hand palm
downward. Begin at root of thumb, and leave a free end of three or four inches.
Carry the roll across the back of wrist, encircle it twice in order to fix the
bandage. Then take roller up the back of the hand from root of the thumb to
between the first and second finger, and by one large spiral to the tip of the
forefinger. Then cover by a series of spirals from tip to root. When root of
finger is reached, carry bandage across back of hand to the wrist below little
finger, and tie in a reef knot with the first loose end, or the end may be sewn or
pinned with safety pin. Bandage other fingers in same way. If more than one
is to be bandaged, a turn round wrist should be taken before beginning the
second.
150 é GIRLS’ HOME MANUAL
CHAPTER IV.
THE TREATMENT OF COMMON AILMENTS
(1.) Hearache (Nervous). Avoid reading and sewing. Put a hot fomenta-
tion on the back of head at top of spine, also on forehead. Some people prefer
cold applications. Bathe behind the ears. Placing the feet in very hot water
for five minutes sometimes relieves the pain. The patient should lie down in a
darkened room, as the eyes also frequently ache.
(2.) Headache (from stomach disorder). ‘This is usually accompanied with
a feeling of sickness. Eat sparingly, avoid all rich food. It is better to fast
entirely. Take one or two doses of Eno’s Fruit Salts, Follow them in half an
hour with a cup of hot water. A tablespoonful of Epsom salts in a cup of hot
water is one of the most effectual remedies.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
of bandage on opposite sides of limb in a knot and pass a stick through this knot, and turn stick until bandage is so tight that it stops the blood flowing. Make stick secure. Cleanse-and dress wound.
Roller Bandaging.
Bandages should be kept rolled up tightly.
Materials. Unbleached or white sheeting or gauze.
Sizes: Length, 4 to 6 yards; width, 34 in. 1 in., 1% in. 2 in, 2% in, 3 in, 4 in., 6 in.
St. John’s Ambulance General Rules for Bandaging.
(1.) The bandage must be tightly rolled up before its application.
(2.) Begin by placing the outer surface of roll next the skin, in order that it may readily unwind.
(3.) Never unroll more than two or three inches of bandage at a time, and if by accident more is unrolled, roll it up before proceeding.
(4.) Commence by making a couple of turns round the limb to firmly fix ~ bandage.
(5.) Bandage from below upwards.
(6.) Bandage from within outwards over the front of the limb.
(7.) Each turn of the bandage should, as a rule, overlap two-thirds of the preceding one.
(8.) In reversing, the turns should be kept parallel and at equal distances apart, and downwards towards the extremity of the limb.
(9.) Always form a figure of eight at a joint.
(10.) Apply bandage firmly or it is useless. If the edges turn up on running the hand down it, the bandage is too loose.
(11.) The bandage must not be so tight as to impede circulation.
(12.) The pressure must be equally applied throughout.
(13.) Fix bandage securely at the end by pinning it with safety pin.
(14.) In taking off a bandage, gather the slack into a loose bundle and pass it round and round. :
There are three methods of applying a roller bandage: (1) the Spiral; (2) the Reverse; (3) the Figure of Eight.
(1.) The Spiral is made by simply encircling the limb with bandage, each circle being made to cover two-thirds of the preceding one. Use for parts of uniform (equal) thickness, as finger.
(2.) The Reverse is made to tighten lower end of a bandage. Hold the lower loose edge of bandage with left hand, and with right hand turn the bandage downwards upon itself, drawing it tight. Encircle limb again and then make a second reverse. Repeat when necessary.
(3.) Figure of Eight. At a joint. Apply bandage in a series of loops forming a figure eight.
To Bandage a Fore-finger use broad tape or 34 in. bandage. Place hand palm downward. Begin at root of thumb, and leave a free end of three or four inches. Carry the roll across the back of wrist, encircle it twice in order to fix the bandage. Then take roller up the back of the hand from root of the thumb to between the first and second finger, and by one large spiral to the tip of the forefinger. Then cover by a series of spirals from tip to root. When root of finger is reached, carry bandage across back of hand to the wrist below little finger, and tie in a reef knot with the first loose end, or the end may be sewn or pinned with safety pin. Bandage other fingers in same way. If more than one is to be bandaged, a turn round wrist should be taken before beginning the
second.
THE TREATMENT OF COMMON AILMENTS
(1.) Hearache (Nervous). Avoid reading and sewing. Put a hot fomentation on the back of head at top of spine, also on forehead. Some people prefer cold applications. Bathe behind the ears. Placing the feet in very hot water for five minutes sometimes relieves the pain. The patient should lie down in a darkened room, as the eyes also frequently ache.
(2.) Headache (from stomach disorder). ‘This is usually accompanied with a feeling of sickness. Eat sparingly, avoid all rich food. It is better to fast entirely. Take one or two doses of Eno’s Fruit Salts, Follow them in half an hour with a cup of hot water. A tablespoonful of Epsom salts in a cup of hot water is one of the most effectual remedies.