The hydropathic encyclopedia: a system of hydropathy and hygiene .. . the extended position. Many splints, with foot-boards, straps, andKrew3, tre intended for this purpose, sop » to be attached to the in TRAOTURES. US jured limb, others to the sound one; but the apparatus which is moatsimple, easily to be procured at all times and in all circumstances, is atonce the best nnd most efficient. This is a straight wooden board, notbo thick as to feel cumbrous, and not so thin as to be pliable or easilybroken ; in breadth, corresponding to the dimensions of the limb; inlength, sufficient to extend
The hydropathic encyclopedia: a system of hydropathy and hygiene .. . the extended position. Many splints, with foot-boards, straps, andKrew3, tre intended for this purpose, sop » to be attached to the in TRAOTURES. US jured limb, others to the sound one; but the apparatus which is moatsimple, easily to be procured at all times and in all circumstances, is atonce the best nnd most efficient. This is a straight wooden board, notbo thick as to feel cumbrous, and not so thin as to be pliable or easilybroken ; in breadth, corresponding to the dimensions of the limb; inlength, sufficient to extend from two, three, or four inches beyond theheel, to near the axilla; deeply notched at two places at its lower end,and perforated by two holes at the upper. The splint, well padded, iaapplied to the extended limb,-the ankles being protected by proper ad-justment of the pads. The apparatus is retained by bandaging, ^, a common roller is applied round the limb, from the toes to nearthe knee, so as to prevent infiltration, which would otherwise follow Fig. ADJUSTMENT OF FRACTURED NECK OF THE FEMUR. pressure above by the rest of the apparatus. The splint is then attach-ed to the rest of the limb by involving both in a roller from the fool toabove the knee ; and, in doing this, the bandage, after having beenturned round the ankle, should be passed through the notches, so as tobe firmly attached to the end of the splint, thereby preventing the footfrom shifting. A broad bandage is applied round the pelvis, over thegroin and down the thigh, investing all that part of the limb left uncov-ered by the previous bandaging. A broad band, like a riding-belt, isfastened round the pelvis, so a9 to bind the splint to the trunk, andthereby keep the broken surfaces of the bone in contact. A largehandkerchief or shawl is brought under the perineum, and its ends se-cured through the openings at the top of the board. It is evident thatthe splint, being thus securely fixed, and made as pa
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