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FIRST AID TO THE INJURED 



Before attempting to move a patient suffering from 

 fracture, the injured part should be supported in a rigid 



FIG. 9 



position by tying on splints. Almost any substance stiff 

 enough to support the injured part will answer for a 

 temporary splint; for example, a stocking leg or a coat 

 sleeve filled with earth, sand, moss, hay, chaff, or paper 

 and securely tied at each end, a barrel stave, a piece 

 of board, a roll of paper, etc. If hard substances are 

 used for splints, the leg should be padded. If feasible, 

 the splints should extend past the nearest joints, and 

 should be securely bandaged so that both the fracture 

 and the joints are held 

 rigid, as in Fig. 9. 



Until the physician comes, 

 a fractured jaw should be 

 held in place by a bandage 

 passed under the chin and 

 over the head. If the collar 

 bone is broken, the arm 

 should be raised gently, and 

 a pad made by tightly roll- 

 ing a handkerchief or a piece 

 of cloth should be placed 

 in the armpit; the forearm 



FIG. 10 



should be supported horizontally across the chest by a 

 large arm sling, and the arm and sling should be held 

 firmly in position by a broad bandage placed around the 



