Famous airmen and their equipment [electronic resource] : with some notes on first-aid in emergencies . (Cert. Av.) NOTES ON FIRST-AID For the bites of spiders, mosquitoes, etc., a solution of carbolicacid, or carbolic acid ointment should be applied. Thepain and swelling resulting from such bites may be relieved bythe application of menthol to the affected Wounds and the Arrest ofBleeding When severe bleeding from a wound occurs,prompt action is imperative. The blood froma cut artery is of a bright red colour, andspurts out in jets, whilst that from a veinis bluish and dark, and flows
Famous airmen and their equipment [electronic resource] : with some notes on first-aid in emergencies . (Cert. Av.) NOTES ON FIRST-AID For the bites of spiders, mosquitoes, etc., a solution of carbolicacid, or carbolic acid ointment should be applied. Thepain and swelling resulting from such bites may be relieved bythe application of menthol to the affected Wounds and the Arrest ofBleeding When severe bleeding from a wound occurs,prompt action is imperative. The blood froma cut artery is of a bright red colour, andspurts out in jets, whilst that from a veinis bluish and dark, and flows more slowly. A pad of several thicknesses of Tabloid Boric Lint should be placed over thebleeding spot, and pressure exerted on it by abandage. Always elevate a bleeding limb. If the blood still continue to flow, a largeartery is probably injured ; and if the wound bein a limb, a tourniquet must be applied. The Tourniquet appliedsimplest tourniquet is an elastic bandage, or t0 artery inelastic tubing, wrapped several times round upper arm the limb, fold upon fold. Where this methodcannot be utilised, a tourniquet can be improvised from a largehandkerchief or triangular bandage. A pad is formed by tyinga knot in the middle of the bandage (or by enclosing a piece ofcork, smooth stone, etc.). This pad is then placed between thewound and the heart, over the co
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