"Showing how an improvised apparatus may be used for a broken radius. This temporary dressing consists of two pieces of oak bark for splints, with grass for padding, and is secured in place by a boy's long stocking and a pocket handkerchief." — Blaisedell, 1904

Boy with dressing

"Showing how an improvised apparatus may be used for a broken radius. This temporary dressing consists…

A cartoon of a judge sitting behind a podium with a handkerchief in one hand, a prosecutor standing on the opposite side of the podium.

Cartoon of Judge and Prosecutor

A cartoon of a judge sitting behind a podium with a handkerchief in one hand, a prosecutor standing…

A hand holding a handkerchief.

Handkerchief

A hand holding a handkerchief.

An illustration of a white lacy handkerchief.

White Lacy Handkerchief

An illustration of a white lacy handkerchief.

"Showing how a square knot may be tied with a handkerchief." — Blaisedell, 1904

Square Knot

"Showing how a square knot may be tied with a handkerchief." — Blaisedell, 1904

"Showing how an improvised apparatus, or temporary tourniquet, may be adapted to arrest bleeding from an artery in the arm. This apparatus consists of a potato held in place over the partery by a pocket handkerchief used as a band. A stick, picked up on the ground, is inserted benearth the band on the opposite side of the limb and used as a lever to press the potato firmly against the artery." — Blaisedell, 1904

Tourniquet

"Showing how an improvised apparatus, or temporary tourniquet, may be adapted to arrest bleeding from…

An illustration of a woman waving a handkerchief over the deck of a ship.

Woman Waiving Handkerchief

An illustration of a woman waving a handkerchief over the deck of a ship.