The surgeon's handbook on the treatment of wounded in war : a prize essay . Broken leg with splints. b. Gooclis flexible split - splints of thin (6nilu) pine boards, whichby parallel incisions are cut into strips lcm in breadth; they do notcompletely divide the wood, Avhich is pasted on leather or linen. Theyare perfectly flexible cross-ways, but very firm length-ways (fig. 42). Fie. 42. GOOCHS flexible splint (Spaltschiene). c. Schnydei-s Cloth splints, are composed of splints of flexiblewalnut-wood (Veneer) 2— 2,5cm broad, and 3mm thick, which are 27 placed close together and sewn between tw


The surgeon's handbook on the treatment of wounded in war : a prize essay . Broken leg with splints. b. Gooclis flexible split - splints of thin (6nilu) pine boards, whichby parallel incisions are cut into strips lcm in breadth; they do notcompletely divide the wood, Avhich is pasted on leather or linen. Theyare perfectly flexible cross-ways, but very firm length-ways (fig. 42). Fie. 42. GOOCHS flexible splint (Spaltschiene). c. Schnydei-s Cloth splints, are composed of splints of flexiblewalnut-wood (Veneer) 2— 2,5cm broad, and 3mm thick, which are 27 placed close together and sewn between two pieces of linen or calico(fig. 43). Fig. SCHNYDERS cloih splints. d. The Authors splint material, which can be cut as required, consistsof wooden shavings 3cm broad, and l,5mm thick, which at intervals of5mm are laid parallel and close to one another between two layers ofunbleached calico (stouts), and glued together with (Wasserglas) silica. Splints of this material are very light, can be cut with scissors, andeasily rolled up in considerable quantities to take upon the battle field. Fig. 44.


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