The Medical Age, 1885, Vol. 3

Download or read book The Medical Age, 1885, Vol. 3 written by John J. Mulheron and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-11-28 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Medical Age, 1885, Vol. 3: A Semi-Monthly Journal of Medicine and Surgery N ow. Take a bandage Of muslin, as broad as the toe is long, and about a foot and a half in length, and place the initial extremity under neath the affected toe. Carry it up on the sound side of the toe, over the toe, down over the ingrowing nail. And beneath the toe which lies against the ingrowing nail; then up on the far side, and back over the top of that toe; over the top of the affected toe again. Down on its sound side.' and under it. Thus fixing the initial extremity of the bandage. Then, lifting the adjacent toe in the loop you have made around it, pull it as far as possible up over the top Of the affected toe. And fasten it there by carrying the bandage beneath both toes and making circular turns around the two, held in that position until the bandage is ex hansted. Having made as firm pressure as possible without causing pain, fasten the band age with a pin on top and between the two toes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.