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sensation which may be felt or heard at the point of injury. 

 Never move the injured person until the limb is made 

 safe from further injuries by putting on temporary splints. 

 If you do not need to move the person, keep the limb per- 

 fectly quiet and in a natural, comfortable position until the 



doctor comes. If the 

 accident happens in the 

 woods, the limb should 

 be bound with handker- 

 chiefs or strips of cloth- 

 ing to a piece of board, 

 pasteboard, or bark, 

 padded with moss or 

 grass, which will do well 

 enough for a temporary 

 splint (Fig. 179). 



Send for a doctor at 

 once to set the broken 

 bone (Figs. 30-32). 



Experiment 88. To carry 

 an injured person. Take 

 some one of the small boys 

 and show how he should 

 be carried in a three-handed 

 seat in case of injury. 



FIG. 185. 



Showing how an improvised apparatus may be 

 used for a broken radius. This temporary 

 dressing consists of two pieces of oak bark 

 for splints, with grass for padding, and 

 is secured in place by a boy's long stock- 

 ing and a pocket handkerchief. 



406. Sprains. The 



wrenching or tearing of 

 the ligaments about a 

 joint is called a sprain. Sprains are often acquired in the 

 course of outdoor sports. Thus, sprains of the fingers are 

 common enough with baseball players. There is at once 

 pain on movement and swelling. 



