The surgeon's handbook on the treatment of wounded in war : a prize essay . 58 (fig. 67—69), rifles (fig. 70), carbines, ramrods, pieces of lances, spokesof wheels etc. Pieces of uniform too, that have been cut off, should not be Fig. Gun^employed as a splint. 39 thrown away, but as far as possible turned to account for bandages,e. g. parts of cloaks, coats, trowsers, boot-tops, bats, knapsacks etc. The men of the army hospital corps must, even in time of peace,be exercised in preparing impromptu splints and employing weaponsas their first dressings. L. THE HARDENING BANDAGES. 1. THE STAR
The surgeon's handbook on the treatment of wounded in war : a prize essay . 58 (fig. 67—69), rifles (fig. 70), carbines, ramrods, pieces of lances, spokesof wheels etc. Pieces of uniform too, that have been cut off, should not be Fig. Gun^employed as a splint. 39 thrown away, but as far as possible turned to account for bandages,e. g. parts of cloaks, coats, trowsers, boot-tops, bats, knapsacks etc. The men of the army hospital corps must, even in time of peace,be exercised in preparing impromptu splints and employing weaponsas their first dressings. L. THE HARDENING BANDAGES. 1. THE STARCH BANDAGE was invented by Seutin in 1840. 1. Preparation of starch paste. Starch is stirred with cold waterto a uniform cream like consistence, and then, whilst constantly stirring,as much boiling water is added, as will produce a clear thickish mucilage. 2. Starch bandages are strips of shirting, which are drawn throughthe fresh paste and rolled up into bandages. 3. Starch splints are made of strips of paste-board, which aredrawn once quickly through hot water, and then thickly smeared onboth sides with the paste. 4. Application of the starch bandage. The limb is very carefullybandaged with a moist flannel roller, after the reces
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