If it again bleeds tighten it
quickly and loosen again at the end of an hour.
The following illustrations, show the usual places where tourniquets are
applied or where pressure can be applied to the arteries with the thumb:
[Illustration: WOUND IN SHOULDER]
[Illustration: WOUND IN ARM]
[Illustration: WOUND IN HEAD]
[Illustration: WOUND IN LEG]
BROKEN BONE (FRACTURE)
The next injury you must know is a broken bone. You will usually know
when an arm or leg is broken by the way the arm or leg is held, for the
wounded man loses control over the limb. Suppose your comrade breaks his
leg or arm. What would you do? Straighten the limb gently, pulling upon
the end of it quietly and firmly so that the two ends of the broken bone
will not overlap. Next, retain the limb in its straightened position by
such splints and other material as the boot of a carbine, a piece of
board, a piece of tin gutter. Pad the material you use. Tie it to the
broken limb as shown in the following illustrations. Never place a
bandage over the fracture.
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