Manual of Military Training / Second, Revised Edition

by James A. Moss

When he vomits the muscles and ligaments (tissue connecting the joints) will relax and you may be able to get the bone back in place.

After replacing the bones put the joint at rest with a large compress and bandage.

When uncertain as to whether you have to deal with a broken bone or a dislocated joint, give treatment for a broken bone, because rest and quiet for the injured part are good in either case.

The following diagrams show the usual methods of replacing dislocations:

To put the arm bone back into the shoulder socket
1st move Rest your weight at elbow, pulling downward, until the muscles at theshoulder are tired and will stretch.	2nd move Swing the elbow across, close to the chest, and place the hand onother shoulder.	3rd move Keep the elbow close to the chest and bring the hand forward as ifheld out for a penny. This should twist the bone into the socket.

Relocating the jaw	Relocating thumb
When the jaw bone is out of place, the man cannot shut his mouth. Put both thumbs (protected by a handkerchief) on the lower teeth andwith the forefingers at the angles of the lower jaw push down in theback of the jaw.	When the thumb bone is dislocated it must be PUSHED into place—notpulled.
	Relocating finger
	Pull the finger bone back into place.
Fig. 12

[1493]. Drowning. Rescuing. Approach the drowning man from behind, seizing him by the coat collar, or a woman by the back hair, and tow at arms length to boat or shore. Do not let him cling around your neck or arms to endanger you. Duck him until unconscious if necessary to break a dangerous hold upon you; but do not strike to stun him.

A drowning person does not come to the top three times before giving up.

Reviving. When a person is apparently drowned he is unconscious and not breathing because his lungs are full of water and his skin is blue and cold because no air is getting into his blood to redden it and warm it; remember the heart does not stop until some time after the breathing stops. If we can get air into the blood and start breathing again before the heart stops we can save the patient's life. If we cannot get the breath started in time the heart stops and the patient is then dead.