Accidents and emergencies; a manual of the treatment of surgical and medical emergencies in the absence of a physician . Fig. 22.—Spanish windlass on upper arm. The lower bandage keeps the stick from untwisting. (See Fig. 21.) The thumb, or the handle of a large door-key,well wrapped, so as to make a tolerably thick mass, can be thrustdown; and if it does not seem to strike the artery the first time,it can be moved along, toward the breast-bone and toward theshoulder, to see if it will hit the right place. 8o ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES In Wounds of the Upper Arm direct pressure may be used; ort
Accidents and emergencies; a manual of the treatment of surgical and medical emergencies in the absence of a physician . Fig. 22.—Spanish windlass on upper arm. The lower bandage keeps the stick from untwisting. (See Fig. 21.) The thumb, or the handle of a large door-key,well wrapped, so as to make a tolerably thick mass, can be thrustdown; and if it does not seem to strike the artery the first time,it can be moved along, toward the breast-bone and toward theshoulder, to see if it will hit the right place. 8o ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES In Wounds of the Upper Arm direct pressure may be used; orthe main artery may be compressed above the wound, with thethumb or the fingers, by deep, strong pressure forced down to thebone, about the middle of the arm and at the inner edge of the. Fig. 23.—Compression of brachial artery with pad in armpit and bandage round chest. biceps muscle. Or a Spanish windlass (See Page 84), maybe apphed, as shown in Fig. 22, or a firm pad may be placedin the armpit and forced against it by binding the arm to thechest. (See Fig. 23.) HEMORRHAGE—^BLEEDING 8l In Wounds of the Forearm direct pressure should be applied tothe wound, and the main artery should be compressed above theelbow, as in wounds of the upper arm, or it may be compressed atthe elbow by placing the knot of a large handkerchief there andbending the forearm firmly up against it, as shown in Figure 24. In Wounds of the Hand, raising this above the head will check,and may stop, the flow of blood. Firm pressure on the bleedingspot, or pressure with the thumbs—oneon each side and in front of the wrist—will obstruct two of the arteries thatsupply the hand and thus check thehemorrhage. (See Fig. 25.) Or thewound may be packed with lint orcotton or old muslin or linen and b
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