The treatment of fractures . Fig. 178. — Coaptationsplint seen flat and in sec-tion. Made by laying thinwood on adhesive plasterand splitting with Fig. 179.—Showing effect (bowing outward) of too short an axillary pad upon a fracture of the shaft of the humei us. sive straps two inches wide to hold the coaptation splints ; anadhesive plaster swathe wide enough to extend from the acro-mion tip to the external condyle, and long enough to surround TREATMENT OF FRACTURES OF THE SHAFT I49 the body and upper arm ; a cravat sling ; a thin towel or pieceof compress cloth for the forearm to res
The treatment of fractures . Fig. 178. — Coaptationsplint seen flat and in sec-tion. Made by laying thinwood on adhesive plasterand splitting with Fig. 179.—Showing effect (bowing outward) of too short an axillary pad upon a fracture of the shaft of the humei us. sive straps two inches wide to hold the coaptation splints ; anadhesive plaster swathe wide enough to extend from the acro-mion tip to the external condyle, and long enough to surround TREATMENT OF FRACTURES OF THE SHAFT I49 the body and upper arm ; a cravat sling ; a thin towel or pieceof compress cloth for the forearm to rest upon. All thesearticles should be in readiness. Etherization of the patient will rarely be necessary. In casesof nervous and sensitive women and unmanageable youngchildren it will be wise to use an anesthetic. The whole upperextremity, axilla, and chest should be washed with soap andwater, thoroughly dried, and dusted with powder; then thereduced fracture is held in position by an assistant while theapparatus is being applied. The hand, forearm, and elbow
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