Manner of Giving Wet- hand Bub
The arms are then bathed one at a time, each arm being rubbed vigorously with one hand with strokes going its full length while the other hand holds it steady. If the patient is strong enough he may hold up his own arm, thus permitting the attendant to rub with both hands. Several strokes are made between fresh dippings in the water, the entire arm being frictioned. The hand is then rubbed between the attendant’s thoroughly M’et two hands, this to be terminated by a few smart slaps to the palm with the attendant’s palm. The arm is then quickly and completely -wrapped in a Turkish towel and rubbed until reddened, the patient holding one end of the towel to prevent its rolling up.
The abdomen is now frictioned, one hand following the other in several transverse strokes over the entire part, then making a circular motion following the course of the colon. The part is dried and covered. Next, one lower extremit}r is uncovered and the thigh rubbed downward, then the other; then the legs, one at a time are stroked several times, and this is followed by sufficient dry rubbing to reestablish circulation. The patient now turns face downward, resting the forehead upon the folded arms. The neck first is wet-frictioned, the hands passing around to the front as far as possible, as well as over the back and sides of the neck. The back surface now is frictioned in the following order: the upper back, the shoul¬ders, the upper arms, the middle of the back, the lower back, the sides, concluding with several vigorous strokes with the freshly-wet hands from the neck to the coccyx. Each part is dried upon completion of the frictioning and covered as soon as reaction is complete. The treatment terminates with similar rubbing to the thighs, legs, and feet. The feet should not be rubbed, but percussed or spatted.