Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses / by Anna Caroline Maxwell and Amy Elizabeth Pope.

  • Maxwell, Anna Caroline, 1851-1929
Date:
1914
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Credit: Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses / by Anna Caroline Maxwell and Amy Elizabeth Pope. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    to sew a few pieces of tape to its edge and to tie these to the rope. At the foot of the bed, bunch the rubber up somewhat, so that the water will not run out too quickly; pass the free end of the rubber between the bars1 of the bed and gather it into a pail—it should Fig. iq. Spray Bath extend into this about four inches; if it is too long, it will be in the way; if too short, it may be pulled out. If the rubber is not long enough, use two rubbers, slipping the second one about four inches under the 1 If, as is often the case in hospitals, the bars at the foot of the bed are too low to raise the rubber sufficiently, two narrow stiff splints with a hole in their upper end can be tied securely to the low bars and the rope passed through the holes and tied, or, instead of using rope, rolled blankets or pillows can be placed along the sides of the bed under the rubber.