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In transporting an injured man who is wearing a traction splint, continually check the injured extremity to see that it does not become cold. If it should, traction must be released gently and the extremity warmed until the danger of frostbite is over; the traction may then be reapplied. If it becomes apparent that the time between injury and admission to a hospital will be more than eight hours, some means of obtaining traction on the leg must be resorted to other than the hitch over the ski boot, for long-continued traction will cause severe damage to the tissues and circulation of the foot. To prevent this, adhesive-tape traction is applied (fig. 13). After the shoe and sock are removed, the leg shaved (if possible), dried, and warmed, a strip of 3-inch tape is started just below the knee on one side and continued down the side of the |
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