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Figure 35.Roller bandage for the hand and wrist.
Figure 312.Triangular bandage for the head.

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only such bandages can keep the dressing flat and even. Make two or three circular turns around the lower and smaller part of the limb to anchor the bandage and start upward, going around making the reverse laps on each turning, overlapping about one-third to one-half the width of the previous turn. Continue as long as each turn lies flat. Continue the spiral and secure the end when completed (fig. 3–8). FOUR-TAILED BANDAGE.—A piece of roller bandage may be used to make a four-tailed bandage. The four-tailed bandage is good for bandaging any protruding part of the body because the center portion of the bandage forms a smoothly fitting pocket when the tails are crossed over. This type of bandage is created by splitting the cloth from each end, leaving as large a center area as necessary. Figure 3–9A shows a bandage of this kind. The four-tailed bandage is often used to hold a compress on the chin, as shown in figure 3–9B, or on the nose, as shown in figure 3–9C. BARTON BANDAGE.—The Barton bandage is frequently used for fractures of the lower jaw and to retain compresses to the chin. As in the progressive steps illustrated in figure 3–10, the initial end of the roller bandage is applied to the head, just behind the right mastoid process. The bandage is then carried under the bony prominence at the back of the head, upward and forward back of the left ear, obliquely across the top of the head. Next bring the bandage downward in front of the right ear. Pass the bandage obliquely across the top of the head, crossing the first turn in the midline of the head, and then backward and downward to the point of origin behind the right mastoid. Now carry the bandage around the back of the head under the left ear, around the front of the chin, and under the right ear to the point of origin. This procedure is repeated several times, each turn exactly overlaying the preceding turn. Secure the bandage with a pin or strip of adhesive tape at the crossing on top of the head. Triangular Bandage Triangular bandages are usually made of muslin. They are made by cutting a 36- to 40-inch square of a piece of cloth and then cutting the square diagonally, thus making two triangular bandages (in sterile packs on the Navy’s medical stock list). A smaller bandage 3-6 Figure 3–8.—Roller bandage for the arm or leg. Figure 3–9.—Four-tailed bandages: A. Four-tailed bandage; B. Four-tailed bandage applied to chin; C. Four-tailed bandage applied to nose. Figure 3–10.—Barton bandage.







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