Category: C

A bandage used for support of the hand or a fractured upper arm. The wrist is laid upon the center of the cravat bandage, the forearm being held at right angle, and the two ends are carried around the neck and tied.  

A bandage in which one first puts a soft pad 2 X 4 in (5.1 X 10.2 cm) in the forepart of the axilla. A sling is made by placing the point of the open bandage on the affected shoulder, the hand and wrist laid on it and directed toward the opposite shoulder, the point…

A hand bandage to arrest bleeding or to produce pressure. The wrist is placed on the center of the cravat, one end is brought around over the fist and back to the starting point, and the same procedure is then repeated with the other end. The two ends are pulled tight, twisted, and carried around…

A triangular bandage folded to form a band around an injured part.  

A bandage made of material that sticks to itself but not to other substances; used to bandage fingers and extremities or to build up pads.  

A bandage applied in circular turns about a part.  

Figure-of-eight (spica), many-tailed (Scultetus), or triangular (open-chest) bandage for the chest.  

A newborn covered with a collodion-like layer of desquamated skin; may be due to ichthyosis vulgaris.  

A graphic representation of the main conduction vector of the heart, determined through measurements of direction and amplitude of the complexes in several leads on a 12-lead electrocardiogram. Normal axis is zero to +90°.