The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-28

by dropping Of the shoulder affected.
Support elbow and upper arm to re-
lieve weight from injured point. Lay
patient flat on back; no pillow, Keep
| him so until the physician comes. Don
attempt to set the bone.
OF shoulder badc,-Put arm in large
sling, then bandagc arm TO side.
OF rIbs.-LaY person on his nnlnlured
side or on back with head and chest
elevated.
Wrap around chest several times with
cotton bandages,
If surgeon cannot he reached, wrap
whole chest in adhesive plaster.
| OF thigh.-Lay the patient fat on
bacl! or a little inclined to injured side;
head and shoulders slightly raised
Draw limb out straight.
Prepare the splnt long enough to
reach from waist TO ankle; pad well.
Bandage limb to splint by bandage
above the break and below the, break,
around the knee, around the ankle and
around the waist. Bandage in more
than two places.
If carrying the patient is necessary,
bandage injured limb and sound one to-
gether
OF kneepan,-Prepare splint large
enough TO reach from foot TO thigh. Lay
patient on back; straighten out injured
leg. Place it on splints. Under the
knee place pad three inches thick.
Place similar pad back of heel.
Bind splint at ankle and thigh, also
below and above knee.
OF lower leg.-Lay patient on back;
pull injured leg down straight and
cover with gnuze; bandage loosely. Lay
injured leg on cushion; draw sides of
cushion up around leg and bandagc
firmly. If cushion is firm no splints
are required
OF fingers and toes,-Bind up with
splints. Be sure that splint is long
enough to keep injured member sta
tionary.
or bones of foot,-Mako triangular
splint of two sticks nailed at right an
giles, Bind firmly TO leg, then TO foot
Bleeding.
From slight wounds-Flush with
cold water and cover with surgically
clean cotton or gauZe Bandage firmly.
From veins.-Blood is dark red, flows
freely from the wound and docs not
squirt.
Lay patient down. Loosen tight
clothing, garters or straps. Elevate
wounded part If severe, press on
wound with hard pad of clean gauze
or cotton. Apply cold by means of ice.
If this does not stop the bleeding, apply
tight bandages near wound, but on side
furthest from heart
In stopping bleeding by pressure, re-
member that flow of blood in veins is
toward the heart; in arteries, from the
heart.
From arterIes.-Blood bright red col
or comes IN spurts.
There is great danger. Act quickly.
Send for surgeon
Lay patient down, cut away clothing
and expose wounds,
Elevate wounded limb. Apply pres
sure Immediately, by thumb and finger
covered with surgical gauZe or clean
towel Replace this by crowdlng gauze
into wound and hold it with tight ban
dage
If bleeding does not stop, compress
arteries with tight bandage near wound,
but between heart and wound.
If artery passes over bone. press there
with hands. If not, use tight bandage.
When bleeding is stopped, give warm
drinks of tea, coffee or milk.
After bleeding has been stopped, COW
clean gauze or absorbent cotton and
bandage. A soiled covering is worse
than none at all, and may cause blood
poisoning.
Painting from bleeding the pa
tient on the floor or couch, lower the
head, keep the limbs elevated; apply
warmth. Bleeding will start again when
consciousness is restored
In bleeding from the socket Of q
tooth, pack with plaster of Paris
Nose bleed.-Lay patient on back,
raising arms above head,
Apply ice or cold awter to forehead,
; nose and back of neck.
Let patient snuff cold water. Snuff
gauze or cotton into nostrils.
The nose must not be blown for
several hours.
Bleeding from lungs-Place patient
on floor in a sitting posture. Give
small pieces of cracked ice; also small
portions of salt mixed with VINEGAR.
Place cold wet cloths on chest or
stomach.
Wounds.
First aid to wounded-Lay the pa
tient in comfortable position. Stop
bleeding.
A vital point is to cover the wound
as quickly as possible; but before doing
so saturate with eqnal parts of alcoho
and water This Will cleanse tho wounG
and prevent the entrance of contamina
ton through contact with the clothing
and other substances, and is the pro
cedure which has been followed IN gun
shot and other wounds on the field OF
, battle In modern wars and which has
given excellent results.
The chief point is that the materials
used to-cover the wound must be abso
5 lutely clean; that is, surgically clean.
r 1t is safer as rule to temporarily
bind up the wound, dirt and all, thai
to touch it with unclean hands Dirt
bits Of glass or clothing. splinters o.
i wood, hooks, pins or thorns shoulc
be picked out with tweezers or pincers
2 Grease, SCOT and dirt from machinery
e may be wiped out with surgically clear
r sauze: Do not mop IA wound, but j
) may be flushed with the alcohol anc
/ water. allowing this to trickle over thu
4 wound. Never attempt to stitch
@ wound-leave that for the surgeon.
n Do not apply adhesive plaster excep
over small wounds.
n Wounds are best drawn, together b,
Z q surgicallY clean ribbon bandaoe. am