A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . eets may be usedfor slings or bandages, and even a well-folded newspaper may sustain the partssufficiently. An umbrella, a cane, a broom handle, a crotched stick are a fewof the common materials which have served a good purpose in cases of greatemergency. Success in the selection and employment of such materials fordressings will depend much upon the skill and ingenuity of the surgeon.(Fig. 12.) CARE AND DRESSING OF FRACTURES. 57 Fractures of the Spine.—The immediate care of a person suffering from afracture of the spine must be most judicio
A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . eets may be usedfor slings or bandages, and even a well-folded newspaper may sustain the partssufficiently. An umbrella, a cane, a broom handle, a crotched stick are a fewof the common materials which have served a good purpose in cases of greatemergency. Success in the selection and employment of such materials fordressings will depend much upon the skill and ingenuity of the surgeon.(Fig. 12.) CARE AND DRESSING OF FRACTURES. 57 Fractures of the Spine.—The immediate care of a person suffering from afracture of the spine must be most judicious. A slight force improperly appliedmay result in such displacements of the fragments as will result in paralysis, oreven in death. The danger of doing great harm to the patient by moving himis greater when the fracture is in the cervical region, and is greatest when it isin the upper part of this region. The movements which are more likely to dis-place the bones are those of rotation or flexion of the spine. The position which Fig. 11. Fig. Treatment of fractures of clav-icle with two towels, or triangu-lar bandage. (Pye.) Improvised splinting. (Pye.) most directly relieves local pressure is the recumbent, on a smooth, firm the force applied to the spine which is least liable to cause injury is gentletraction. From these facts it is apparent that the patient should at once beplaced in a recumbent jjosition on a smooth surface, as a stretcher, a board, ashutter, or similar support for transpoitation. In raising the patient from hisposition to the stretcher no movement should be made which bends or rotatesthe spine, and slight traction of the trunk should be constantly maintainedduring the change of position. In transportation the patient should not be sub-jected to any jarring or jolting, as in a common wagon on a rough road. Whenthe patient reaches his destination he should be removed to his bed with thesame care and the same attention to minute details. Fi
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