Society
Thomas splint
A leg splint that immobilized a fractured thigh and allowed the wounded man to be moved. Its adoption at casualty clearing stations in 1916 sharply reduced the once very high death rate for compound fractures of the femur.
Society
A leg splint that immobilized a fractured thigh and allowed the wounded man to be moved. Its adoption at casualty clearing stations in 1916 sharply reduced the once very high death rate for compound fractures of the femur.