The times., 1897-06-06

and keeps bis hands on his sides, strike the
ground without sustaining extensive injur-
les. One can always tell rider who has
broken a collar bone. His bead drops to-
ward the injured side, and his injured
shoulder hangs lower than the sound one.
In locating bIoken collar bone Esake
a pad by rolling together d couple Of
caps. The pad must be about three or
four inches in diameter. Place this un-
der the armpit. AT the same time raise
the shoulder to its ordinary position by
pushing up the elbow. Put the ann in a
sling, taking caIe that the shoulder is n
its night position; then bind the arm TO tie
body with a scarf or strap, or anything
that is at hand.
II the hand OF forearm is injured, and
a throbbing feeling is present, the arm
should at once be put N sling made
OF two handkerchiefs or u scarf An
other thing that all cyclists should TemeIn-
Der is that rider who has sustained a
broken collar bone, or, in fact, has any
broken bone, should not be permitted 10
walk home, but should be persuaded to sit
ana rest quietly until conveyance can be
procured.
Then, again. it is very important, when
giving aid in emergencies, that the injured
person should not be allowed to stand while
a bandage or sling is being iHiprOvised and
placed in position. The reason for this IS
that, unless the patient is sitting or re-
clinng on the ground, sudden fatnting
or gidciuess may ensue, and result in a
dangerous fail. a broken kneecap is an
accident that may easily happen TO any
cyclist, and it may be brought about
either Icy u fall, stroke of the pedal. or
even by a simple straining TO preserve the
equilibrium in danger Of side slipping
If Kneecap Is RIoken-When a kneecap
is broken, the leg is perfectly useless, and
the injured eyc,ist is unable to stand. The
lest thing to do in case OF that kind
is to place a strong piece Of stick at
the back of the knee, then to tie two
handkerchie iefs over the kneecap, so as 10
keep the two fractured pieces OF bone
as near together as possible, If the knee
cap is not bToken-if it is merely wrenched
the rider must on no account pedal with
| that leg until all pain is completely gone.
| In cases where this precaution has been
/ disregarded the result has often been
| complete fracture of the kneecap.
/ In the event OF sprained ankle,
/ sprained wrist, or in fact, any sort OF
sprain, cold water should be poured
ON the injured limb then handkerchiefs
! wat in cold water should be tied round
! and frequently Tedampened so aS 10 set
| them as cold as possible. As som as a
house is reached hot water should be ap-
! Piled and bran poultices placed on the In
jured part
In rare cases where a leg is broken, a
stick, a bicycle pump, or anything or
that kind that can be procured, may lie
used as splint. When you use spiino
on the foreieg, tie it on in three places
with nandkerchiefs. The chief thing In
ALI cases where bone is broken Is to fix
the broken pieces, end to end, and then
very carefully wrap up the limb, so that
the bones cannot CRATE each other or
lacerate the flesh.
In accidents wherethere is profuse bleed
ing, one must be very, very careful II
black blood flows from the leg or arm
| tie a handkerchief round the limb on the
side of the wound farthest from the heart
This is "a very important point-fartheSt
from the heart when it is black blood
When the blood is bright red, you mus
handace the limb on the side OF the wOunt
nearest the heart In case OF bleeding
the wounded part must always be ralset
, above the body Cold water bandage
, are very good for the purpose OF reduein:
the flow of blood.
when a rider is injured on the limbs, nj
> stockings or jersey should never On On,
: account he drawn off, but should oe Gu
ut once But it must also ne rememoere'
that a person whois hurtalways iosesheat
| and. no matter how hot the Gay Is, th
y in iured person feels cold and claInmy.
i is ALWAYS wen. therefore, TO remove
: more clothing than is necessary. and I
wrap mn the other part of the bodyin extr;
= garments