. Manual for noncommissioned officers and privates of cavalry of the Army of the United States. 1917. To be also used by engineer companies (mounted) for cavalry instruction and training. ur or so loosen the bandage very carefully,but if the bleeding continues pressure must be applied this case apply the pressure with the thumb for five or tenminutes, as this cuts off only the main artery and leaves someof the smaller arteries and the veins free to^iestore some ofthe circulation. When a tourniquet is painful it is too tightand should be carefully loosened a little. MANUAL FOR NONCOMMI
. Manual for noncommissioned officers and privates of cavalry of the Army of the United States. 1917. To be also used by engineer companies (mounted) for cavalry instruction and training. ur or so loosen the bandage very carefully,but if the bleeding continues pressure must be applied this case apply the pressure with the thumb for five or tenminutes, as this cuts off only the main artery and leaves someof the smaller arteries and the veins free to^iestore some ofthe circulation. When a tourniquet is painful it is too tightand should be carefully loosened a little. MANUAL FOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 341 If the leg or arm is held upright, this also helps to reducethe bleeding in these parts, because the heart then has topump the blood uphill. A broken bone is called a fracture. The great danger in thecase of a fracture is that the sharp, jagged edges of the bonesmay stick through the flesh and skin, or tear and bruise thearteries, veins, and muscles. If the skin is not broken, a frac-ture is not so serious, as no germs can get in. Therefore nevermove a person with a broken bone until the fracture has beenso fixed that the broken ends of the bone can not Fig. 3. If the leg or arm is broken, straighten the limb gently andif necessary pull upon the end firmly to get the bones in bind the limb firmly to a splint to hold it in place. Asplint may be made of any straight, stiff material—a shingleor piece of board, a bayonet, a rifle, a straight branch of a tree,etc. Whatever material you use must be well padded on theside next to the limb. Be careful never to place the bandagesover the fracture, but always above and below. (Figs. 5, 6,7. 8.) Many surgeons think that the method of binding a brokenleg to the well one, and of binding the arm to the bo^y, is 342 KANTJAL POR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS. the best plan in the field as being the quickest and one thatserves the immediate purpose.
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