Handkerchief-Dressing

A form of temporary dre ing for wounds and fractures made of handkerchiefs. There are two varieties, viz., cravats, in which the handkerchiefs are folded into rolls like cravats; and triangles, the handkerchiefs being folded diagonally in the form of triangles. The most important cravats are the following: C, Abdomino-inguinal; two handkerchiefs are folded into cravats and their ends tied together. The body of one is placed beneath the thigh, close up to the nates; the ends are brought to the front, cro ed over the groin, then carried round the opposite sides of the body, and tied together on one side rather than behind, so that the knot shall not pre injuriously upon the back. C, Axillo-acromial. See C., Parieto-axillar is. C, Axillo-cervical; the body of the cravat is placed in the axilla, the ends cro ed over the shoulder, and tied on the opposite sides of the neck. C., Cervical; a handkerchief is formed into a cravat, the body placed on the front, back, or sides of the neck, according to the part to be dre ed, the ends are carried around, cro ed on the opposite side and returned, and fastened with pins. C, Compound Bis axillary; for this two handkerchiefs in cravat form are required. One is tied as an axillo-acromial cravat through one axilla, while the body of the other is placed in the opposite axilla, and its ends, being brought acro the chest, one in front and the other behind, are pa ed through the loop of the first and tied in front of the breast. C, Compound Bis-axillo-scapulary; form two handkerchiefs into cravats. Tie one as a loose ring, or form the axillo-acromial cravat of one side, and, placing the body of the other in front of the opposite shoulder, bring the ends back, one over the shoulder and the other through the axilla; then form these into a single knot, and complete the dre ing by pa ing the ends through the ring or loop of the other cravat, and tying them into a knot. C, Fronto-occipito-labial is; the handkerchief is formed into a cravat and the middle portion is placed upon the forehead; the ends are carried back, cro ed upon the posterior part of the neck, brought forward under the ears and cro ed over the upper lip. This is used to approximate lip wounds. C, Ilio-inguinal, a double cravat, also called the sacro bi-crural cravat of Mayor.