Chapter I: Bandaging

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_General rules._—Different materials of bandages.—Position of
the operator.—Mode of holding the bandage.—Varieties
of turns; the simple spiral; the reverse; the figure of 8. 1-3

_Bandaging the head._—The common roller.—The knotted
bandage.—The Capelline bandage.—The shawl cap.—The
four-tail bandage.—Fastening ice bladders to the head.—Compressing
the jugular vein 3-8

_Bandaging the trunk._—The breast.—The groin.—After operation
for hernia.—For tapping the belly.—The T-bandage.—The
strait jacket.—Manacles for delirious patients.—To
suspend the testicles 8-13

_Bandaging the upper extremity._—The fingers.—The thumb.—The
hand.—The fore-arm.—The elbow.—The shoulder.—The
axilla.—Wound of the palmar arch.—Bleeding at
the elbow 14-20

_Bandaging the lower extremity._—The foot.—The leg.—The
thigh.—The heel.—The toe.—The knee.—A stump.—Extending
a stump.—The many-tailed bandage.—Elastic
socks 21-24

CHAPTER II.

STRAPPING.

_General rules._—Strapping the breast.—The testes.—Joints.—Ulcerated
legs.—Scott’s mercurial dressing 25-29