. Railway surgery : a handbook on the management of injuries . way through thecoverings. As there is always considerable oozing for thefirst few hours, this redressing will probably be called for,at least, within twenty-four hours. Transportation of the Injured. A person who is so injured as to be in a condition be-yond that of very slight shock, should be kept as quiet aspossible until reaction has begun. If transportation toany distance is imperative, he should be carried in a re-cumbent position, the head kept low. Not only shouldthe injured part be well supported, but that entire part ofth
. Railway surgery : a handbook on the management of injuries . way through thecoverings. As there is always considerable oozing for thefirst few hours, this redressing will probably be called for,at least, within twenty-four hours. Transportation of the Injured. A person who is so injured as to be in a condition be-yond that of very slight shock, should be kept as quiet aspossible until reaction has begun. If transportation toany distance is imperative, he should be carried in a re-cumbent position, the head kept low. Not only shouldthe injured part be well supported, but that entire part ofthe body should be immobilized, so as thoroughly to pre- 40 RAILWAY SURGERY. vent motion in the adjacent parts or joints. Having beenstimulated and relieved from pain by suitable agents, hecan then be taken quite a distance without any markeddegree of danger. There is no question, however, butthat this will do much toward making a bad matter severe cases, therefore, follow this rule: If the con-dition surrounding the person at the point where injured,. Fig. 17.—Form of Stretcher suitable for railway service; wooden rods, iron cross-bars, and canvas interlaced. or in the immediate neighborhood, cannot be made a com-fortable one, and keeping him there would be attendedwith greater risk than his transportation over the necessarydistance, with the special advantages for treating him atthis objective point, then removal may be advised. Butif the distance to this place is great, and the neighborhood
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