Famous airmen and their equipment [electronic resource] : with some notes on first-aid in emergencies (1912)
Burroughs Wellcome and Company · London : Burroughs Wellcome · leaf 64
ix the limb in this position by means of splintsand bandages. To allow splints to project beyond the joints at the endof the broken bone.In compound fracture it is of first importance to preventseptic germs, which are usually present in the air, from obtainingan entrance into the wound. Cover the… … NOTES ON FIRST-AID applied. The limb should then be disturbed as little as possible.When applying splints, free use should be made of TabloidAbsorbent Cotton for padding. Fracture of the Collar Bone This is indicated by the shoulder dropping and the armbecoming useless ; sometimes the crack in the…
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