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Military surgery of the zone of the advance (1918)

Tarnowsky, George de, 1873- · Philadelphia and New York : Lea & Febiger · leaf 250

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. Transfer to the Stretcher.—The stretcher should be providedwith a heavy splint support which springs onto the side bars.The patient should be carefully lifted onto the stretcher byfour bearers. The end of the splint should be slung to thecross-bar of the splint support by a bandage, so that the… … -m S Fig. 14.—Long Liston splint. (a) The long wooden Liston splint is a modification of thebed-slat. Both are applied alike. It has an offset pieceof wood carried on angle irons to avoid the prominence ofthe hip and buttocks and to give opportunity for dressingthe wound. It also has an adjustable…

World War, 1914-1918 · Gunshot wounds · X-rays · Medicine, Military · Wounds and injuries · Military Medicine · Surgical Procedures, Operative

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