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in place. For instance, in the jaw bandage the uncut 
middle part is placed over and under the chin, the ends 
crossed, and two ends tied at the back of the neck and 
two over the top of the head. 
Roller Bandages — Roller bandages are a little more 
difficult to put on so that they will stay on, and at the 
same time be smooth and have a uniform pressure on 
the part of the body bandaged. This last point is most 
important. 
Rules for applying roller bandages: 
1. Lay external surface of bandage against the part 
to be bandaged, holding the roll in the right hand, 
unless you are left-handed, unrolling it as a roll of 
carpet unrolls to show you a pattern in the shops. 
2. Hold the loose end with the left hand and catch 
it with two or three turns of the bandage before be- 
ginning to put on the bandage. Never have more than 
four or five inches of the bandage unrolled at once. 
3. Be careful to have the same pressure from every 
turn of the bandage. This is most important if the 
bandage is to stay on and be comfortable and not inter- 
fere with the circulation of the blood. Judgment of 
the pressure is only acquired by practice, and there- 
fore you should practise enough to acquire this before 
the real emergency happens. 
4. Do not bandage too tightly. Blueness of the skin 
above or below the bandage always means the bandage 
must be loosened. Remember in applying a bandage 
immediately after an injury that considerable swelling 
may occur later, and apply your bandage more loosely 
than if bandaging after the swelling has gone down. 
Always loosen a bandage that is tight enough to cause 
pain or blueness. 
5. Bandage from below upward. That is, from the 
tip of a finger or toe toward the hand or foot. From 
