The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-10-31

in and soak IL. Begin with the hand |
soak IL well and wash nicely between
each finges ana right up the arm
to the axilla. Wash thoroughly in
the axilla Wash it out well with
soap and water. Then we wiring out
the cloth and we wash all that off.
Then We have our bath towel right |
under the arm, so We just throw It ;
around the part, and, beginning with
the fingers, just press right from |
the fingers up TO tho azilla. and that !
absorbs the watvr and at the same !
out the blood vessels. !
Then we do It Ntue more rapidly
with little more of the massage
movement, alwuy from the extrem-
ity towards the body Now we want
to wash the eli aud body We
take our bath towel and put it en-
der the body We soak our cloth
aud have it fairly moist, We slip a
hand in, 80 that we hold the patient
up little bit, and we wash the
body, You see. we are not touching
the clothing in washing the body.
We have our bath towel there and
we simply lay tina, down on the well
sufaee and give god massage,
Having washed the body in that
way, then we start at the legs and
just exactly as we did the arms
keeping every part covered except
Just the part We are actually wash
ing. We put the bath towel under
and wash from the feet up to the
body in just the same way. There
you must wash the patients back,
Now, when patient has been lying
on her back for time, never roll
her over and leave her. A patient
who is very iii lies on the mattress
helplessly. have seen q patient
take a nervous chill Just from being
rolled over and left on her side with
nothing to support her. She feels
she is on the brink of q precipice
and she has to hang on for dear life.
So put O pillow In front of her, 80
that her arms will be supported.
Then the back must be thoroughly
washed. Wash thoroughly any de-
pendent part. any place on which
the pressure comes. II you do not
keep II scrupulously clean and keep
up the circulation. there probably
will be discomfort. 1t not bed sore.
So the back must be washed very
thoroughly. and especially around
the buttocks. all the way across the
end of the spine. Wash It thorough
ly with soap and water. dry 1t thor
6ughly and then give 1t good mas
sage. Keep the parts thoroughly
clean and keep up the circulation
and there is not likely to be much
discomfort. II you have alcohol or
methylated spirits. It is good idea
to give rub with that. II you have
not, give good rub with your hands.
Do not pin your faith to alcohol or
emthylated spirits. even II rubbed
on, but give a real good rub with
your hands until the part is glowing
Now we have our patient bathed and
then we have the nightdress. We
Just gather up the nightdress from
the bottom. put 1t under the head.
and slip the arm Into the sleeve.
Then move the patient the full
width OF the nightdress over to the
side. Having done that there is no
dificulty in slipping the other arm
in. Then we must change our pa
TENTS sheets. THE lecturer here
gave a practical demonstration OF
changing tho bed.) Then straighten
out your upper covering ard tuck It
in, too. though not SO tightly as the
other. Put your pillow back under
! your patient and she is fairly COM
Portable.
Now II the patient has had to lie
flat in bed Ioi length OF time she
Is likely to get tired. and you mus,
try to keep her from getting tired.