The American family physician : or, Domestic guide to health : for the use of physicians, families, plantations, ships, travelers, etc. . e limb must rest quiet, and be kept constantly moistened by the applica-tion of cold water, or some cooling lotion, but no poultices must be used,as they interfere with the adhesive inflammatory process, and tend to pro-duce the formation of matter, which is to be avoided as much as febrile or inflammatory symptoms must be met by laxative doses ofSeidlitz Powder, and the usual internal means recommended in inflamma-tory affections, meeting the v
The American family physician : or, Domestic guide to health : for the use of physicians, families, plantations, ships, travelers, etc. . e limb must rest quiet, and be kept constantly moistened by the applica-tion of cold water, or some cooling lotion, but no poultices must be used,as they interfere with the adhesive inflammatory process, and tend to pro-duce the formation of matter, which is to be avoided as much as febrile or inflammatory symptoms must be met by laxative doses ofSeidlitz Powder, and the usual internal means recommended in inflamma-tory affections, meeting the various symptoms as they present, according totheir indications. The Tincture of Gelseminum, given in doses to produceits peculiar relaxing effects, will be found very valuable in overcoming themore severe inflammatory symptoms attending compound dislocations. SeeCompound Fractures, page 558. 574 AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN. I will now refer to a few particular dislocations, observing here, however,that no attempt should be made to reduce a dislocation by a non-niedical-man, when it is possible to secure the attendance of a DISLOCATION OF THE LOWEK JAW. Fig. 60. The lower jaw is dislocated forward and downward, and is commonly oc-casioned by gaping. One or both sidesof the jaw may be dislocated, that is, thedislocation may be partial or dislocation may be known by themouth being wide open, the chin thrownforward and downward, the patient is un-able to close the mouth, and any efforts toaccomplish this by pressure are painfuland useless; the saliva is much increasedin quantity, and dribbles over the partial dislocation, when but one sideof the jaw is dislocated, the mouth is notso widely opened as in the complete dis-location, and the face has a twisted ap-pearance owing to the chin being thrownto the opposite side of the The reduction of this dis -^ location is easily effected. The patientDislocation of the Jaw. must be seat
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