. The people's medical journal, and home doctor : a monthly journal, devoted to the dissemmination of popular information on anatomy, physiology, the laws of health, and the cure of disease . FRACTURED LEG SET IN SPLINTR, ANDLAID ON A FOLDED PILLOW. When the thigh is fractured, a longsplint reaching from below the arm-pitto beyond the toes, or a double inclin-ed plane, is requisite. Where thesecannot be procured, and no surgicalaid is at hand, the patient should belaid on a very firm mattress, placed ona strong framework of board. Twolarge pads of folded linen are placedbetween the knees and a
. The people's medical journal, and home doctor : a monthly journal, devoted to the dissemmination of popular information on anatomy, physiology, the laws of health, and the cure of disease . FRACTURED LEG SET IN SPLINTR, ANDLAID ON A FOLDED PILLOW. When the thigh is fractured, a longsplint reaching from below the arm-pitto beyond the toes, or a double inclin-ed plane, is requisite. Where thesecannot be procured, and no surgicalaid is at hand, the patient should belaid on a very firm mattress, placed ona strong framework of board. Twolarge pads of folded linen are placedbetween the knees and ankles ; andthe limb being drawn straight, bothlegs are firmly tied together, abovethe knee, below the knee, and at theankle, as below. Splints require to be attached bymeans of a calico bandage to the limband the limb itself should be firmlybandaged from one end to the other,. not only to prevent any swelling, but also any cramps in the part, which, would not fail to displace the broken bones. Fractures of the Skull require no apparatus, but are of the most serious 60 THE PEOPLES MEDICAL JOURNAL. consequence when any part of the boneis driven in upon the brain, or a blood-vessel injured; complete recovery,however, may follow simple , rest, calomel, and cold lotions,are necessary. The Lower Jaw is sometimes frac-tured. The accident is at once detect-ed ; but the bones, though easily re-placed, are dificult to keep in best plan is to form a model of thejaw and chin in gutta percha, or wetpasteboard, and upon which thefractured parts may be supported bybandages until they unite. Fractures of the Ribs are usuallytreated by passing a bandage roundthe chest; but this presses on the soundas much as it does on the injured side,and a far better plan is to fix the frac-ture with adhesive platter. Six oreight strips are used, a foot long and
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