Plaster of Paris and how to use it / by Martin W. Ware.

  • Ware, Martin Wiener, 1869-
Date:
1911
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Credit: Plaster of Paris and how to use it / by Martin W. Ware. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Calot believes that any of the aforesaid methods of incorporating plaster of Paris (dry) .with the efinolitn iabric betore use, causes the plaster bandage to deteriorate. He therefore holds the crinolin bandages, rolled in desired lengths, in readiness for immersion in a plaster cream (3 parts water, 4 parts plaster) in which they are un- rolled and rerolled immediately before use. (Fig. 3.) A form of plaster dressing, well adapted to the making of molded splints, can be obtained by dip- oa: oe, ree ping strands of hemp jute (Beeley), flax or straw, of about the width of the finger, in a cream of plaster of Paris. This is by far the cheapest form of plaster of Paris dressing. Cotton, impregnated with plaster of Paris and placed in seamless sacks of tricot, constitutes another method of making molded splints (Breiger). A modification of the Beeley hemp splints consists in placing into a sheath of tricot or the leg of a stocking, a bundle of thoroughly beaten hemp strands, steeped in plaster cream. This sausage-shaped mass is thor- Calot Plaster