The same kind of treatment applies in severe injuries of the hands. In less serious cases a sling may be employed, and the patient may walk about. When the injury is near a joint, as of the fingers, knee, wrist, or elbow, a splint made of thin board or tin (and covered with cotton wadding and bandaged) should be applied by means of surgeon's adhesive plaster and bandage after the wound has been dressed. In injuries of the hand the splint should be applied to the palm side, and reach from the finger tips to above the wrist. Use a splint also.
NOSEBLEED.
First Aid Rule 1.—Seat patient erect and apply ice to nape of neck.
Rule 2.—Put roll of brown paper under upper lip, and press lip firmly against it. Press facial artery against lower jaw of bleeding side, till bleeding stops. This artery crosses lower edge of jawbone one inch in front of angle of jaw.
Rule 3.—Plug nostril with strip of thin cotton or muslin cloth.
Rule 4.—Do not wash away clots; encourage clotting to close nostril.
BLEEDING FROM LUNGS; BRIGHT BLOOD COUGHED UP.
BLEEDING FROM STOMACH; DARK BLOOD VOMITED.
First Aid Rule for both. Let patient lie flat and swallow small pieces of ice, and also take one-quarter teaspoonful of table salt in half a glass of cold water.
BRUISE.