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For the upper arm the splint should 

 reach to the shoulder, figs. 2 and 36. 



In the leg the splint should reach above 

 the knee and be placed on the back or 

 outer side, flg. 38. 



When the thigh or hip is broken, the 

 splint must reach from the arm-pit to the 

 heel, fig. 28. 



Fill in the holloius between the limb and 

 the splint so as to prevent bending and 

 pain when the bandages are tightened. 



Bandaging splints. Bandages should be 

 tied on in the following order, viz. : the 

 highest first, the lowest second, the 

 third, fourth and fifth above and below 

 the break if needed. Do not tie a bandage 

 directly over the point of fracture. 



One splint can be more easily and firmly 

 applied than two. 



Never use force to straighten or replace 

 a broken limb. 



DISLOCATION AND SPRAINS. 



Bones which have been forced from the 

 socket must be replaced by a surgeon. 

 Adjust a sling, the ends being carried 

 over the shoulder as in fig. 16, and made 

 to embrace the whole arm, fig. i, where 

 it can remain until a physician can "set 

 the bone." For sprains, put on a splint 

 as for a fracture in the same region. If 

 very painful immerse in very hot or ice 

 water. 



CARRYING THE INJURED. 



To transport an injured person, in lieu 

 of an ambulance or wagon, we must re- 

 sort to an improvised litter or stretcher, 

 fig. 48, a door, shutter, or two boards 

 nailed together can be made to answer. 

 The simplest stretcher, devised by the 

 writer, can be made from a blanket, sheet 

 or quilt, and two poles or sticks about 

 seven feet long. Spread the blanket out 

 flat. Place the two poles across the 

 blanket so as to divide it into three parts. 

 Fold the two sides over the poles (do not 

 roll as in fig. 41), so that the first fold 



covers the central portion of the blanket, 

 and the second lap covers the first. Place 

 the patient directly on the blankets be- 

 tween the poles, and his weight will press 

 the folds together and prevent slipping. 

 No fastening of any sort is necessary. 



"Augusta was a maiden fair, but very proud 



and rich, 

 She didn't do much domestic work, and never 



sewed a stitch ; 

 But she took up the "First Aid" craze, and all 



that sort of thing, 

 She knew the way to set a bone and how to 



make a sling. 

 Now, Edwin was an ill paid clerk, as clerks not 



seldom are, 

 And so, though he Augusta loved, he worshipp- 

 ed from afar; 

 In truth, he knew her just by sight — this fact 



he did deplore. 

 And therefore, hit upon a plan to get to know 



her more. 

 "She's in the ambulance of course; ah, that 



will do for me, 

 I'll lie in ambush at her door and be a 'case' 



said he; 

 So on a stile which she must pass for some 



hours he did sit, 

 And when she neared him, suddenly he tumbled 



in a fit, 

 But fits were not Augusta's forte, she saw him 



as he lay, 

 'Oh, what a horrid man' she I gasped, then 



screamed and ran away, 

 Now, Edwin's knowledge of disease was hazy to 



excess, 

 And of this one impromtu fit he made a griev- 

 ous miss. 

 For as he lay and writhed and groaned, 



Augusta's ear to win, 

 A young policeman passed that way, said 



"Drunk," and ran him in; 

 The magistrate who tried the case had never 



learned 'First Aid,' 

 So no defense was any good, the fine was 



meekly paid." 



Tib- Bits. 



The Society extends a cordial invita- 

 tion to the alumnae, the students, their 

 sweethearts, wives and their friends, to 

 form classes of from 10 to 20 persons, to 

 meet for instruction in the regular course 

 of five lessons and an examination. You 

 can arrange to meet at the college, your 

 homes, or the rooms of the Society, 105 

 E. 22d street. 



