. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . have been devised whichhave the pad and counter-pad arranged to make pressureupon the vessel, such as Listers aorta compressor (), which is employed in the treatment of aneurism ofthe iliac vessels and for the control of hemorrhage in ampu-tation at the hip-joint. Signorinis tourniquet (Fig. 212)is constructed upon the same principle, and is frequentlyemployed to control the circulation in the femoral arteryin cases of operations on the thigh and leg and in thetreatment of femoral or popliteal aneurism. Elastic Constriction.—The elast
. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . have been devised whichhave the pad and counter-pad arranged to make pressureupon the vessel, such as Listers aorta compressor (), which is employed in the treatment of aneurism ofthe iliac vessels and for the control of hemorrhage in ampu-tation at the hip-joint. Signorinis tourniquet (Fig. 212)is constructed upon the same principle, and is frequentlyemployed to control the circulation in the femoral arteryin cases of operations on the thigh and leg and in thetreatment of femoral or popliteal aneurism. Elastic Constriction.—The elastic tube, or the strapof Esmarchs apparatus (Fig. 213), may also be employed 16 242 MINOR SURGERY. for the temporary control of arterial hemorrhage, beingapplied above the wound; and if it is not at hand, any strong rubber cord or a piece ofFig. 210. large-sized drainage-tube may be used as a substitute. Elastic sus-penders or garters may also beemployed in an emergency. Inhemorrhage from wounds of thehands and feet, especially in chil- Fig.
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