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For all splinting (splint fixation), remove the splints after two days in summer and four to five days in winter. Wash off the old medicine with warm water. During washing, do not disturb the injured area. Continue to apply Heilong San (Black Dragon Powder) for dressing.

If the bone is fractured on a flat surface but the skin is intact, Heilong San (Black Dragon Powder) can be applied and splinted. If the injury is at a joint or curved area where splinting is impossible due to the position, fearing that flexion and extension will be impaired after healing, apply Heilong San (Black Dragon Powder) for dressing to facilitate movement.

For any wound with broken skin and bleeding, apply the powdered medicine directly into the wound, wrap it well with umbrella paper (a type of protective paper), and then bind it firmly with fir bark.

For all splinting, use fir bark strips as wide as a finger, arrange them evenly around the limb, and then tie them tightly with rope for three to five turns; the rope should be thick. For binding fingers, ramie fiber must be used. If fir bark is used, it must be soaked in urine before application.

The patella (kneecap) is an independent bone. If it is crushed or dislocated by a fall, make a ring-like support from suitable material, sized to cover the patella, secure it with long straps, apply a knee protector externally, and bandage as previously described.

For severe injuries, wash the area with medicinal water before applying medicine; for minor injuries, washing may be omitted.

In cases of abdominal rupture with evisceration (protrusion of intestines), if the physician follows the correct method, death can be avoided within one day. The physician should first rub hands with sesame oil, then gently return the intestines into the abdominal cavity. If the protruded intestines have dried and swollen due to wind exposure and cannot be inserted, apply sesame oil to moisten the intestines. Have one person support the intestines while another person secretly holds a mouthful of cold water and suddenly sprays it onto the patient's face. The patient will startle, and the person supporting the intestines should take advantage of this moment to push the intestines back in, allowing them to settle naturally. Immediately pinch the wound edges together and suture using silver wire or silk thread. First apply Zhixue San (Stop Bleeding Powder), then paste a wound-healing plaster. After a short while, if bowel sounds are heard internally, it indicates the intestines have returned to their proper position. Although the intestines have returned inside, it is difficult to determine internal damage visually. Take a small cup of liquor (huojiu), have the patient drink it, and then smell the injured area. If the smell of liquor is detected coming from the wound, the injury is incurable.

During suturing, ensure no needle holes are exposed; even slightly exposed holes render the injury incurable. Exercise extreme caution.

For skull fractures with leakage of white fluid, treatment is possible provided the injury is not near the temporal region (Taiyang acupoint). Use upper-body powdered medicine with added Huangjingzi (Celtis sinensis seeds). If there is a hole with unceasing bleeding, first pound Xuejianchou (Ageratum conyzoides) into a paste and apply it, changing twice daily. For small holes, apply a plaster; for large holes, apply for three days until redness appears. Once redness appears, add wound-healing medicine to the plaster and apply.

For bleeding, use Taohua San (Peach Blossom Powder). If bleeding does not stop, pack the wound with Sanqi (Notoginseng Radix) and surround it with Taohua San.

For fractures, tendon ruptures, and broken skin, apply Taohua San (Peach Blossom Powder) to the edges of the wound. After suturing, apply Heilong San (Black Dragon Powder).

For pain after trauma, decoct Dahuang (Rhubarb Root and Rhizome) 5 qian, Taoren (Peach Seed) 3 qian, Xingren (Apricot Seed) 3 qian, Guiwei (Angelica Sinensis Tail) 1 qian, and Gancao Shao (Licorice Tip) 5 qian in wine. Take on an empty stomach.

For constipation (obstruction of both urination and defecation), use Tongli Tang (Unblocking Decoction) or Chuanxiong Sumu Tang (Ligusticum and Sappanwood Decoction).