National Library of Medicine | Emergency Splinting for Fracture of Lower Extremity.. [Silent] (Petrolagar Laboratories, 1931) @NLMNIH | Uploaded May 2023 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Traction is the force which reduces fractures and when applied early simplifies care. A flat canvas first aid bag is demonstrated by two men standing out of doors. The bag contains: one Thomas leg splint, half ring, hinged; one Thomas armsplint, half ring, hinged; a large piece of felt; coaptation wooden splints; tourniquet; small can of ether; one roll of adhesive tape; 1/2 dozen assorted bandages; 6 muslin cross pieces; 4 clips; safety pins; 2 wooden tongue depressors. These things are laid out on the pavement, one man pointing to each item. Doctor arrives by car at the scene of accident on narrow city street or alley. A bystander kneels beside the male victim who is lying on the pavement. Doctor brings canvas bag and pillow. They put the pillow under the victim's head. A second, younger man jumps out of the car and helps the doctor remove the contents of the bag. The car drives off. Two pieces of muslin are hitched together and applied to victim's foot, doctor and young man pulling on the strips. Doctor prepares Thomas leg splint while young man retains traction. Bystander buckles splint around victim's thigh while doctor ties muslin to bottom of splint, increasing traction by tightening the hitch with a tongue depressor. All three men apply cross pieces of muslin beneath leg and clip them to splint. A hat blows along the pavement. The leg is bandaged into the splint, young man holding the foot as doctor unrolls the bandage around the leg. The heel is supported by an extra sling. Doctor ties muslin strips around the heel and adjusts clips on the splint. The victim is lifted onto a pole and canvas stretcher and carried off.
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#medicalhistory #fractures #silent
Traction is the force which reduces fractures and when applied early simplifies care. A flat canvas first aid bag is demonstrated by two men standing out of doors. The bag contains: one Thomas leg splint, half ring, hinged; one Thomas armsplint, half ring, hinged; a large piece of felt; coaptation wooden splints; tourniquet; small can of ether; one roll of adhesive tape; 1/2 dozen assorted bandages; 6 muslin cross pieces; 4 clips; safety pins; 2 wooden tongue depressors. These things are laid out on the pavement, one man pointing to each item. Doctor arrives by car at the scene of accident on narrow city street or alley. A bystander kneels beside the male victim who is lying on the pavement. Doctor brings canvas bag and pillow. They put the pillow under the victim's head. A second, younger man jumps out of the car and helps the doctor remove the contents of the bag. The car drives off. Two pieces of muslin are hitched together and applied to victim's foot, doctor and young man pulling on the strips. Doctor prepares Thomas leg splint while young man retains traction. Bystander buckles splint around victim's thigh while doctor ties muslin to bottom of splint, increasing traction by tightening the hitch with a tongue depressor. All three men apply cross pieces of muslin beneath leg and clip them to splint. A hat blows along the pavement. The leg is bandaged into the splint, young man holding the foot as doctor unrolls the bandage around the leg. The heel is supported by an extra sling. Doctor ties muslin strips around the heel and adjusts clips on the splint. The victim is lifted onto a pole and canvas stretcher and carried off.
Learn more about this film and search its transcript at NLM Digital Collections: resource.nlm.nih.gov/8801089A
Learn more about the National Library of Medicine's historical audiovisuals program at: nlm.nih.gov/hmd/collections/films
#medicalhistory #fractures #silent
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Traction is the force which reduces fractures and when applied early simplifies care. A flat canvas first aid bag is demonstrated by two men standing out of doors. The bag contains: one Thomas leg splint, half ring, hinged; one Thomas armsplint, half ring, hinged; a large piece of felt; coaptation wooden splints; tourniquet; small can of ether; one roll of adhesive tape; 1/2 dozen assorted bandages; 6 muslin cross pieces; 4 clips; safety pins; 2 wooden tongue depressors. These things are laid out on the pavement, one man pointing to each item. Doctor arrives by car at the scene of accident on narrow city street or alley. A bystander kneels beside the male victim who is lying on the pavement. Doctor brings canvas bag and pillow. They put the pillow under the victims head. A second, younger man jumps out of the car and helps the doctor remove the contents of the bag. The car drives off. Two pieces of muslin are hitched together and applied to victims foot, doctor and young man pulling on the strips. Doctor prepares Thomas leg splint while young man retains traction. Bystander buckles splint around victims thigh while doctor ties muslin to bottom of splint, increasing traction by tightening the hitch with a tongue depressor. All three men apply cross pieces of muslin beneath leg and clip them to splint. A hat blows along the pavement. The leg is bandaged into the splint, young man holding the foot as doctor unrolls the bandage around the leg. The heel is supported by an extra sling. Doctor ties muslin strips around the heel and adjusts clips on the splint. The victim is lifted onto a pole and canvas stretcher and carried off.
Learn more about this film and search its transcript at NLM Digital Collections: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/8801089A
Learn more about the National Library of Medicines historical audiovisuals program at: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/collections/films
#medicalhistory #fractures #silent")
