Industrial medicine and surgery . Fig. —Marsees tin finger splint. finger splint made as follows: A strip of tin is cut 14 in. long and 2^in. wide. This is to be folded upon itself lengthwise and hammeredflat so as to make a three-ply strip % in. in width. Upon one end ofthe strip, a piece of thin leather or canvas 4 or 5 in. long in. wideis to be riveted in order to give the strip stability when bandaged to. Fig. 154. -Method of application of Marsees finger splint before bandage is natural curve of finger. the forearm. The strip is then shaped to suit the curved outli
Industrial medicine and surgery . Fig. —Marsees tin finger splint. finger splint made as follows: A strip of tin is cut 14 in. long and 2^in. wide. This is to be folded upon itself lengthwise and hammeredflat so as to make a three-ply strip % in. in width. Upon one end ofthe strip, a piece of thin leather or canvas 4 or 5 in. long in. wideis to be riveted in order to give the strip stability when bandaged to. Fig. 154. -Method of application of Marsees finger splint before bandage is natural curve of finger. the forearm. The strip is then shaped to suit the curved outline, inwhich position the fingers should be immobilized (Figs. 153 and 154).xBy means of this splint anterior bowing can be overcome and sad-dle-shaped deformity controlled. For fractures with little displace-ment there is nothing better than a strong hair pin which when wound1Sluss, Emergency Surgery, Third Edition. 616 INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE AND SURGERY with adhesive plaster makes a light and easily adaptable splint. An-terior and posterior hair pin splints hold the fracture well with a mini-mum of bulk and weight. For crushes of the terminal phalanx no splint is required but greatcomfort is obtained if the Manning tin cross piece is applied over thedressing. These have been used in many factory dispensaries withuniversal success and no industrial surgeon should be without at leasta dozen always on hand. Fractures
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