The treatment of fractures . is made of a band olsteel, fitted to the head like the hat-band ofa hat. To this band are attached an arm anda pad with screw adjustment. A strap overthe head and one beneath the chin preventdownward and upward displacement. Coolidges Splint (see Fig. 43).—Thisconsists of a tin pad for the forehead withstrap encircling the forehead for the retention of the pad in posi-tion. To the lower border of the pad arc soldered two wirearms upon which slide two small felt pads. The arms can bebent so that counterpressure may be obtained upon the firmparts of the face, while d
The treatment of fractures . is made of a band olsteel, fitted to the head like the hat-band ofa hat. To this band are attached an arm anda pad with screw adjustment. A strap overthe head and one beneath the chin preventdownward and upward displacement. Coolidges Splint (see Fig. 43).—Thisconsists of a tin pad for the forehead withstrap encircling the forehead for the retention of the pad in posi-tion. To the lower border of the pad arc soldered two wirearms upon which slide two small felt pads. The arms can bebent so that counterpressure may be obtained upon the firmparts of the face, while direct pressure with the other pad isbrought to bear upon the nose. This splint is inexpensive andis efficient. Th- nasal cavity should be idealised at least twice daily withantiseptic douches. Sellers tablets, one tablet dissolved in aquarter of a tumbler f warm water, used with the Birmingham-las- douche, make a satisfactory wash. The external woundsshould be dressed according to general surgical principles. It is. Fig. 11. — Fracture inasal bones. Tin nose-splint applied. THE NASAL SEPTUM IN FRACTLKl. ()l UK NOSE 51 well to remember in this connection that suppurating wounds dofar better if dressed frequently than if left to accumulate purulentdischarges. After a blow upon the nose, even if there is no immediate de-formity, the nose should be examined to determine the presenceof swelling- upon the cartilaginous septum. Even a slight blowupon the nose may cause a hematoma of the cartilaginous septum(see Fig. 44). This hematoma is liable to become infected andto suppurate. Considerable destruction of cartilage may follow,resulting- in marked disfigurement of the nose.
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