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HINTS TO TRAVELLERS. 
possible to the lower jaw. If a tooth is loose and prevents the two jaws 
meeting properly it should be taken ont. 
Apply the splint and keep it in position by a bandage, which should be 
split at the chin so as to encircle the point of the jaw; the ends of the 
bandage are also split as far forward as the angle of the jaw; two ends 
are tied behind the neck and two over the top of the head, as in the 
diagram, and these tied ends should be united by a bandage or tapes to 
keep them in position (Fig. 8). 
In the absence of suitable material for making a splint, this bandage 
alone will have to suffice. 
Fig. 7. 
Fig. 8. 
The patient must be fed on slops through a tube passed behind the 
teeth, or through a passage resulting from the loss of a tooth. 
Compound Fractures .•—Clean up thoroughly as described in the treat¬ 
ment of wounds. Wash out with an antiseptic solution, dust with 
iodoform, apply an antiseptic pad. Set the limb in such a manner that 
the wound can be dressed daily without interfering with the splints. 
If the bone is protruding through the wound, it must, if possible, be 
got back into position. If this cannot be done it may be necessary to 
saw off the end of the bone to enable the wound to be closed. 
If the wound is large, deep, or dirty, it should be stuffed with anti¬ 
septic gauze so that free drainage may be allowed, and the gauze should 
be changed each day. 
After-treatment of Fractures .—Gentle movements may be cautiously 
