. A domestic cyclopædia of practical information ... Finger Pressure. is pressure. Pressure of any kind properlyapplied will do; but if nothing else is at handand the bleeding is rapid, press your finger onor into the bleeding place (as shown in the cut)and keep it there till you can have assistance. A vessel-compressor,or tourniquet,md^ybe applied with much good, if the bleeding beanywhere below the middle of the thigh. It ishardly likely that in sudden emergencies theinstrument specially made for the purpose will. Stick Tourniquet. be at hand, but a substitute may be readily con-trived thus
. A domestic cyclopædia of practical information ... Finger Pressure. is pressure. Pressure of any kind properlyapplied will do; but if nothing else is at handand the bleeding is rapid, press your finger onor into the bleeding place (as shown in the cut)and keep it there till you can have assistance. A vessel-compressor,or tourniquet,md^ybe applied with much good, if the bleeding beanywhere below the middle of the thigh. It ishardly likely that in sudden emergencies theinstrument specially made for the purpose will. Stick Tourniquet. be at hand, but a substitute may be readily con-trived thus :—Tie tightly, at some little distanceabove the wound, a pocket-handkerchief or 38 BLISTERS BLOODROOT cravat once or twice passed round the limb;then, obtaining a piece of tough stick, push itunder the handkerchief, and, by turning thestick, twist the handkerchief more and moretightly, until the bleeding ceases. As soon asthis result has been attained, fasten the stickby another handkerchief tied round stick andlimb together. This rude tourniquet may savelife not unfrequently, by enabling the injuredperson to be transported even for some distance,without fear of further bleeding. Lungs (Bleeding at the)—The escape ofblood from the mouth, from the throat or lungs,is of little consequence when due to some acci-dental cause, but when of frequent occurrenceit is an indication of lung or heart disease. Treatment.—Strict rest in bed with the headraised ; light diet and ice-cold drinks ; mustardto the chest;
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