First aid to the injured and management of the sick : an ambulance handbook and elementary manual of nursing for volunteer bearers and others / by E.J. Lawless.

Date:
1894
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Credit: First aid to the injured and management of the sick : an ambulance handbook and elementary manual of nursing for volunteer bearers and others / by E.J. Lawless. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    bandage, folded narrow, passed under the pad, the ends carried up, crossed on top of the shoulder, passed round the neck, and tied on its opposite side ; or, if the triangle is long enough, passed under the opposite axilla and fastened. The arm on the injured side is then to be folded across the chest and retained there by a second triangle, folded broad, en- circling the chest and arm. The object of this is to support the point of the shoulder, which, with the weight of the humerus and forearm, has dropped. This end may be attained by a process much more simple, viz., by applying the larger arm sling by the following method to the injured side, which will support the humerus and forearm well and will ease the pain :—-Take a broad folded triangular bandage, place one end over the shoulder on the sound side, carry it round so as to lie over the opposite shoulder, allow the other end to fall down, bend the arm carefully and place the wrist across the middle of the bandage, with the hand a little higher than the elbow, and bring up the end in front of the forearm, passing it under the armpit of the injured shoulder, and knotting off behind, pinning the point round the elbow. This method prevents pressure on the seat of injury. Fractured Ribs.—The sufferer on attempting to breathe will be unable to complete the act from pain, the same on coughing or on exerting himself, and there is sure to be a history of a fall or a blow on the side. Fold a triangle broad, placing the centre over the injured ribs, draw it smoothly round, and pin at the opposite side. This is all that you can do, unless you have a roller bandage, which, rolled firmly and evenly round the chest from below up- wards, affords great support and lessens the movements of the ribs, thus relieving pain. Fractured Humerus.—The arm is useless, and there is pain in the upper arm. Any attempt at movement will probably elicit a grating sound, or crepitus. If it is necessary to inspect the arm to apply a dressing