A complete handbook for the sanitary troops of the U S army and navy . Fig. 59.—• Union of a Fracture. FRACTURES 100 bctii-een the joints where there should be none, and you can both feeland hear the broken ends of the bone grating together — crepitus. The patient complains of great pain and tenderness at the seat offracture and there is svvelhng there due to bleeding from the brokenends. There is a history of violence and often the patient will saythat he heard the bone crack and give way. In tlie treatment of fractures the great point is to keep them frombecoming open ; a closed fracture is
A complete handbook for the sanitary troops of the U S army and navy . Fig. 59.—• Union of a Fracture. FRACTURES 100 bctii-een the joints where there should be none, and you can both feeland hear the broken ends of the bone grating together — crepitus. The patient complains of great pain and tenderness at the seat offracture and there is svvelhng there due to bleeding from the brokenends. There is a history of violence and often the patient will saythat he heard the bone crack and give way. In tlie treatment of fractures the great point is to keep them frombecoming open ; a closed fracture is a very simple matter, not danger-ous to life, and usually healing promptly if kept quiet in proper po-. FiG. 60.—-Use of Wire Gauze as a Splint. sition; an open fracture is quite another matter, always taking a longtime to heal and often threatening loss of limb and even life frominfection. Therefore never attempt to move a inan with a fracture until thefracture has been so that the broken ends of the bone can notmove. If a physician can be obtained at once merely make thepatient comfortable with pillows and supports where he lies; if henuist be moved apply splints, handling the broken bones very care-fully so that sharp ends may not come through the skin and make thefracture compound. If a physician can not be reached for a day ortwo set the fracture and then splint it. no FIRST AID The cause of deformity in fractures is muscular contraction, andthis contraction must be»overcome in setting the fracture, wliich ismerely getting the broken ends into proper position , this is done byextension and counter-extension; extension is pulling the far endof the limb, and counter-extensi
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