3209. Have one or more persons at hand ready to assist, and tell each person what they are to do before you commence, it prevents confusion; thus, one is to wash out and hand the sponges, another to heat the adhesive plaster, or hand the bandages and dressings, and, if requisite, a third to support the limb, &c.
3210. Always stand on the outside of a limb to dress it. Place the patient in as easy a position as possible, so as not to fatigue him. Arrange the bed after changing the dressings, but in some cases you will have to do so before the patient is placed on it.
3211. Never be in a hurry when applying dressings, do it quietly. When a patient requires moving from one bed to another, the best way is for one person to stand on each side of the patient, and each to place an arm behind his back, while he passes his arms over their necks; then let their other arms be passed under his thighs, and by holding each other's hands, the patient can be raised with ease, and removed to another bed.
3212. If the leg is injured, a third person should steady it, and if the arm, the same precaution should be adopted.
3213. Sometimes a stout sheet is passed under the patient, and by several people holding the sides, the patient is lifted without any fatigue or much disturbance.