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Oh, dude, back in the pioneer days, if you broke your leg, you were pretty much screwed. They'd probably just give you a stick to bite on while they tried to set it, and then hope for the best. No fancy hospitals or painkillers for those folks. Like, can you imagine breaking a leg and having to just tough it out? Talk about a rough time.
Well, honey, back in the pioneer days, treating a broken leg was about as fun as a root canal. They'd probably set the bone as best they could, give you a swig of whiskey for the pain, and hope for the best. If you were lucky, you might get a wooden splint and a pat on the back. Thank goodness for modern medicine, am I right?
If it was a dislocation, they'd pull it back into place like they do today. If it was a break that remained contained, i.e. bone not sticking out of the skin, they would pull it back into place the best they could and then splint it. Tie to boards or rods on either side of the leg. If the bone popped out of the skin, they were pretty much goners. I supposed they'd set it but chances were too good that infection would take the limb or their life. If you look at how the average lifespan had close to doubled between 1900 and 2000 it's all because of anti-biotics.
Early settlers would have probably would have either tried to set the bone back into place or would have simply wrapped up the broken leg in a splint. A splint would have made the leg remain straight while the bone healed itself.
Pioneers would fix broken limbs by pulling the broken bones apart first to align them. They would then place them in alignment and set them with a splint.
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What was the best way to treat a broken leg on the Oregon trail?
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How do you fix a kids broken leg?
Take them to a hospital.
How do you splint a human broken leg?
above the knee to below the ankle
Why was King Tut leg broken?
Due to incest to keep the blood line pure
What were some of pharaoh khufus strengths and weaknesses?
he had a broken leg and had a bad face
What was the best way to treat a broken leg on the Oregon trail?
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Do you have a broken leg?
No, I do not have a broken leg, i had a broken arm but not a broken leg
How pioneers treat broken legs?
Their treatment methods were really painful. They would try to pull the broken bone back into place. When they would feel that everything is right, they would splint the broken bone.
Did King Tutankhamun suffer at his death?
He may of suffered because it was an infected broken leg he died from and there was no medicine to treat him
Hypothesis of broken leg?
The hypothesis of a broken leg is that you fractured your leg.
How did pioneers treat snakebite?
with pee
How do you treat a broken bone leg?
the bone connected to the breast plate by the neck
When was Broken Leg created?
Broken Leg was created in 2009.
What does pierna rota?
broken leg broken=rota leg =pierna
How do you treat a broken leg on the Oregon trail?
If you were to get a broken leg on the Oregon Trail you would have someone lie you down on a hard surface. Then they would take the leg and pull it as hard as they could trying to put it back in place. Then once they thought that it was it the right place they would put a board next to your leg and tie a string around and around so that you could not move that leg. After that you would hope for the best.
Can you fly on a plane with a broken leg?
You cannot pilot a plane with a broken leg, because you have to press the rudder peddals, but yes, you can fly on a plane with a broken leg.
Did Lisa cimorelli have a broken leg when she was younger?
Lisa Cimorelli had a broken leg when she was 3
