Swedish Shampoo
SYN: Slab shampoo, Soap Shampoo
GKA
from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...
- A bucket of water 40°C, on a stool at head of the slab.
- A shampoo brush and bar of soap
- Room must be warm.
- If slab is cold pour 2-3 buckets of hot water over it.
- Cover slab with a doubled sheet, help patient onto it and place air-pillow under head.
- Quickly lather an arm by dipping the brush and soap in the bucket of hot water and rubbing together over the part.
- Go over part thoroughly with brisk, short movements, using as much friction as can be comfortably borne.
- Do the same with chest, abdomen and legs.
- Assist patient to turn over by putting one arm under neck and grasping far shoulder, the other arm under the near leg and grasping the opposite knee.
- Treat back, hips and back of legs.
- Pour remaining water over the patient to rinse suds off.
- Follow shampoo with warm or Cold Shower or Spray or cold Pail Pour