The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach ; revised by William Spooner.

Date:
1900
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Credit: The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach ; revised by William Spooner. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the hinder ones in front of them. The patient must be fed on slop diet for a forlniglit after the accident. Broken Bibs.—A sliarp stabbing pain on taking ])reath, the patient often complaining that his ribs grate together; he will sometimes spit blood. On ])iacing yonr liand over the painful spot, the ends of the broken bone may often be felt. Treatment.—A flannel roller, seven inches wide and seven yards long, must be tightly wound round the chest as high as the arms will permit. (Ieneral Indications of Broken Limbs.—Pain, inal)ility to move the liml'), and shortening, with grating of the broken ends. General Treatment.—Gently bring the ends of the bones together and get the limb to its proper length and shape, then keep it fixed in that position Ity means of splints. If there is any shortening or deformity, one person must hold the broken limb above the seat of injury, whilst another must pull at the lower portion of it to extend the limb away from the trunk. Xo force must be used, or the simple fracture may be converted into a compound one. Broken Collar-Bone.—The end of the bone is seen sticking u]), the shoulder is flattened, and the patient cannot lift his arm to his head. Treatment.—A bandage is to be applied rounrl the shoulders thus (see page 30j, a large pad of cotton must be put in the arm-pit, and the elbow pressed close to the side and supported in a sling.
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