The science and art of nursing the sick / by Aeneas Munro.

  • Munro, Aeneas.
Date:
1873
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Credit: The science and art of nursing the sick / by Aeneas Munro. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    THE BINDER. about the waist, from the supposed effect it has on the form and gait afterwards. In aoDlvins the binder, it should be rolled up to Application rir : ^ i of binder. nearly half its length, and the rolled part taken in the right hand, and passed under the mother, and caught by the left hand at her other side, and un- rolled and brought up to the front. It should be carefully adjusted, so that there are no creases or twists under her, and then a large compress placed over the womb, and the binder fastened over it firmly and neatly, beginning at the lower margin, and four fairly-sized strong but sharp pins will be quite sufificient for this purpose. It is the support Examine every given by steady compression over the haunches that ^p^'' relieves the mother. The napkin which was put to the pudenda is removed and examined, and another warmed and applied, by putting one end first behind, and bringing it forward to the front, and thus effectually receiving the discharges and retain- ing them. It will be well to have a good many binders prepared, as they are required to be changed frequently, washed, and dried. The patient need not be much exposed, in case of cold, moreover, it is really not necessary. The Q