Surgical ward work and nursing : a handbook for nurses and others / by Alexander Miles.

Date:
1911
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: Surgical ward work and nursing : a handbook for nurses and others / by Alexander Miles. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    carry the silver-wire, the Archimedean drill (Fig. 349) and the drill rotated by geared cog-wheels (Fig. 350) or by a brace handle. When screw-nails are used, a screw-driver with metal handle is required, and the nails are held in special FIG. 349.—ARCHIMEDEAN DRILL. forceps {¥ig. 351). To close the wound in the soft tissues, Michel's clips (p.^ 140) are convenient. A drain may be inserted if the fragments have been trimmed to bring them into closer apposition, as oozing may occur from the bone. 1> 2> :3> FIG. 350.—BONE DRILL WITH COG-WHEELS. The limb is fixed in a rigid splint, or in a plaster-case with a window opposite the wound. If the soft parts are still swollen at the time of the operation, a splint is preferable. After=Treatment.—The superficial sutures are removed on the eighth or tenth day. When a splint is used for fixation, massage and passive movements may be begun then, or