-IBIS-1.5.0-
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hydrotherapy
Russian steam bath
physical medicine
definition
Russian steam bath
full body steam bath excluding head:
1. seat patient on chair
2. drape two blankets from neck to floor
3. insert towel around neck
4. take temperature and pulse
5. apply hot foot bath
6. place hot plate with boiling water in kettle under blanket under chair
7. 5-10 min. is stimulative, 15-20 min. is sedative
8. record temperature and pulse every 5 min.
9. apply cold compress to head
10. terminate treatment with short cold shower; if not available apply cold mitten friction
11. patient rests at least 30 min., well covered
contraindications:
1. anemia
2. diabetes mellitus
3. hypertension
4. peripheral vascular disease
5. weakness
footnotes