The human machine, its care and repair; or, How to develop the body, preserve the health, meet emergencies, nurse the sick, and treat disease; . apparently severe,a surgeon should be called and his directions followed. Treatment. —As soonas possible after the ac-cident immerse the in-jured joint in very warmwater and hold it therefrom thirty minutes toan hour, keeping thewater all the time, byfrequent additions ofvery hot water, as hotas can be borne by thepatient. Then, havingcarefully dried the limbin soft towels, cover thejoint and limb for someinches above and belowthe injury with strips o
The human machine, its care and repair; or, How to develop the body, preserve the health, meet emergencies, nurse the sick, and treat disease; . apparently severe,a surgeon should be called and his directions followed. Treatment. —As soonas possible after the ac-cident immerse the in-jured joint in very warmwater and hold it therefrom thirty minutes toan hour, keeping thewater all the time, byfrequent additions ofvery hot water, as hotas can be borne by thepatient. Then, havingcarefully dried the limbin soft towels, cover thejoint and limb for someinches above and belowthe injury with strips ofadhesive plaster runninglengthwise of the limb,after which cover thatby winding a long strip,about three inches wide,of the same plaster,round and round thelimb, drawing it snuglybut not so tightly as tostop the circulation, andusing care to make eachturn slightly overlap thepreceding one. Thishaving been properly done, the patient may immediately resumethe natural use of the joint. The modern surgeon does not adviseresting a sprained joint, but that it be given moderate use fromthe first. Do not apply washes or liniments of any Adhesive Bandage for Sprain. MINOR SURGERY. 227 DISLOCATIONS. The displacement of a bone from its natural joint with anotherbone is a dislocation. Symptoms.—The general symptoms are a change in theshape of the joint; lengthening or shortening of the limb; painin the joint and great difficulty or absolute impossibility ofmoving it. Treatment.—To reduce a dislocation is to restore the bonesto their natural place, and usually this can be done by the surgeononly. This is especially true of a hip dislocation, the treatment ofwhich would be almost impossible by anyone not possessed ofspecial knowledge and training. In general, as soon as a dislo-cation occurs, a surgeon should be called, but frequently a dis-location may be reduced by an intelligent bystander throughsimply pulling the joint apart—having an assistant hold andsteady the bone abo
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