. Accidents and emergencies; a manual of the treatment of surgical and medical emergencies in the absence of a physician. Fig. 12.—Adhesive strap dress-ing for fracture of the ribs. FRACTURES—BROKEN BONES. 67 back with a handkerchief or bandage, making whatis called a figure 8 (See Fig. 13), or with a hand-kerchief looped round each shoulder and a third lo. Fig, 13.—Dressing for broken collar bone, draw the loops together at the back. Another goodtemporary dressing is made by placing a pad in the 68 ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES. armpit and the middle of a broad bandage underthe elbow, carrying th
. Accidents and emergencies; a manual of the treatment of surgical and medical emergencies in the absence of a physician. Fig. 12.—Adhesive strap dress-ing for fracture of the ribs. FRACTURES—BROKEN BONES. 67 back with a handkerchief or bandage, making whatis called a figure 8 (See Fig. 13), or with a hand-kerchief looped round each shoulder and a third lo. Fig, 13.—Dressing for broken collar bone, draw the loops together at the back. Another goodtemporary dressing is made by placing a pad in the 68 ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES. armpit and the middle of a broad bandage underthe elbow, carrying the ends, one up over the chest,the other up over the back, to cross over the top ofthe sound shoulder, to pass under the sound arm-pit, and to be fastened infront of it. Another ban-dage should go round thelower part of the chest andbind the arm to it. In Fracture of the Jaw,the parts of the bone shouldbe put in position as nearlyas possible, using the rows ofteeth as a guide. Then thejaws should be closed and abandage applied, so as to keepthe two rows of teeth againsteach other. (See Fig. 14.)In Fracture of the Skull there is nothing thenon-medical can do better than to place the patienton his back, with the head very slightly raised, andto apply cold wet cloths to the head. If muchtime must elapse before a surgeon comes, it is wellto give a bris
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