Surgery; its theory and practice . ling the inflammation. It may be given by the mouth,or in the form of morphia as a subcutaneous injection. Quinine,salicylic acid, and antipyrin are sometimes employed when thetemperature is high, as is colchicum in gout, potash and salicylateof soda in rheumatism, perchloride of iron in erysipelas, andhyoscyamus, bromide of potassium, sulphonal, and chloral whenthere is want of sleep. Bleeding is not often employed in modern surgery, but it is attimes beneficial in very acute inflammations in young and pleth-oric subjects. Of lateFG- 2- bleeding has again be
Surgery; its theory and practice . ling the inflammation. It may be given by the mouth,or in the form of morphia as a subcutaneous injection. Quinine,salicylic acid, and antipyrin are sometimes employed when thetemperature is high, as is colchicum in gout, potash and salicylateof soda in rheumatism, perchloride of iron in erysipelas, andhyoscyamus, bromide of potassium, sulphonal, and chloral whenthere is want of sleep. Bleeding is not often employed in modern surgery, but it is attimes beneficial in very acute inflammations in young and pleth-oric subjects. Of lateFG- 2- bleeding has again be- come not so very uncom-mon in the medicalwards. Ihe surgeonshould therefore makehimself acquainted withthe method of operat-ing. The blood may betaken from one of theveins of the arm, usuallythe median basilic, asthat is the larger vessel,or from the external jugular vein. In bleeding from a vein of thearm {phlchototny), a bandage or tape is carried twice round thearm a little above the elbow, to obstruct the vein, and tied in a. Method of holding the lancet in bleeding.{Heaths Minor .Surgery.) CHRONIC INFLAMMATION. 33 bow. Grasping the arm with the left hand, with the thumb steady-ing the vein, the surgeon makes an incision into the vessel, hold-ing the lancet with the blade between his forefinger and thumb,about half an inch from the point, to prevent it penetrating toodeeply (Fig. 2). The blood is directed into a graduated bleed-ing-bowl, the flow, if necessary, being increased by the patientmaking his muscle act by grasping a stick. When sufficient bloodhas been taken (usually about 10 oz.) the constricting tape isuntied, a pad placed over the incision, and the ends of the tapecarried across the pad to below the joint, then round the arm,and again over the pad, where they are tied. The stimulating plan of treatment may be considered under theheads of diet, drugs and stimulants. The diet should consist ofessence of beef, milk, eggs, milk-puddings, oysters, turtle-soup,and
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