Broken legs in the 1840's

1) First you would find a safe place to lay the patient down.

2) Then you have several people hold him or her down.

3) Take the patient, and pull the bone back in place as best as you can.

4) Figure out where the best place to splint (put a stick in place then

wrap pieces of cloth around the the stick to hold the bone in place) the

leg and then splint the leg.

5) Have him or her keep the leg up till it feels healed.

6) Hope the patient gets well.