FRACTURES AND WOUNDS 



regions of the skeleton must be dealt with 

 according to circumstances. As a summary of the 

 causes operative in producing fractures, mention 

 must be made of concussion, violent muscular 

 contraction, and dh^ect external violence. 



Reference has already been made to punctured 

 or staked wounds, and as these are common in 

 hunters, it is necessary to know what to do for 

 such injuries. First of all, the wound should 

 be carefully explored, in order to ascertain its 

 direction and extent, likewise to find out 

 whether there is any foreign body lodged in it ; 

 if so, the latter must be remaved immediately, 

 otherwise, it may lead to most serious results. 

 It is not considered good surgery to begin 

 probing a wound unless this is done with great 

 care and under antiseptic conditions. After the 

 wound has been carefully explored, it should be 

 irrigated with some antiseptic solution such as 

 the following : 



Wash the wound out night and morning with a 



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