. First aid in illness and injury; . Fig. 119. — A sfit sleeve utilized as a Patients should not be alone. — A man whoFig. 120. —Coat flap turned has received even so slight an injury as aup and utilized as a sling. fracture of the collar bone should not be left l80 EMERGENCIES AND ACCIDENTS alone, and certainly should not be permitted to go either to the surgeonor home unassisted. If able to walk, he should be helped; and if ingreat suffering or unable to walk, he should be carried on a litter or inother ways, as described in the chapter on carrying the disabled. Thereaction from an a
. First aid in illness and injury; . Fig. 119. — A sfit sleeve utilized as a Patients should not be alone. — A man whoFig. 120. —Coat flap turned has received even so slight an injury as aup and utilized as a sling. fracture of the collar bone should not be left l80 EMERGENCIES AND ACCIDENTS alone, and certainly should not be permitted to go either to the surgeonor home unassisted. If able to walk, he should be helped; and if ingreat suffering or unable to walk, he should be carried on a litter or inother ways, as described in the chapter on carrying the disabled. Thereaction from an accident is liable to be accompanied by dizziness andfaintness, even to unconsciousness, so that if alone, a fall may aggravatethe injuries already received. The treatment required by fractures in various parts of the bodydiffers in many respects, according to their location. The individualfractures, then, should be considered independently. Fracture of the Skull. — Causes: Either the skull cap orthe floor of the skull may be affected. The former are dueto falls, where the h
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