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Shoulder bandage
An open bandage of the shoulder (spica bandage); a shawl bandage of both shoulders and neck.
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Scultetus bandage
A many-tailed bandage; a succession of interlocking, overlapping bands originally used to enclose a rigid support against a fractured extremity but now used without the splint or impregnated as a supporting bandage of the abdomen or lower extremity.
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Rubber bandage
A rubber roller bandage used to apply pressure to prevent swelling or hemorrhage of a limb.
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Roller bandage
A long strip of soft material, usually from !4 to 6 in (1.3 to 15.2 cm) wide and 2 to 5 yd (1.83 to 4.57 m) long, rolled on its short axis. When rolled from both ends to meet at the center, it is called a double-headed roller.
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Reversed bandage
A bandage applied to a limb in such a way that the roller is inverted or half twisted at each turn so as to make it fit smoothly and resist slipping off the limb.
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Quadrangular bandage
A towel or large handkerchief, folded variously and applied as a bandage of head, chest, breast, or abdomen.
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Protective bandage
A bandage that covers a part or keeps dressings in place.
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Plaster bandage
A bandage stiffened with a paste of plaster of Paris, which sets and becomes very hard.
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Oblique bandage
A bandage applied obliquely to a limb, without reverses.
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Neck bandage
Bandage 2½a in X 8 yd (6.4 cm X 7.3 m). Bandage following thyroid gland surgery: Roller bandage 2½ in X 9 yd (6.4 cm X 8.2 m). Adhesive plaster bandage for thyroidectomy: Used to hold dressing on wound in place. A small dressing is applied to center of strip and then applied to back…
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