The surgeon's handbook on the treatment of wounded in war : a prize essay . nd beaten with a wooden stick till they nolonger contain any sand. Sponges which have been used, are freed from grease in ahot concentrated solution of soda. They are then placed for 24 hours in a solutionof permanganate of potass (1:500), and again washed in clean water; after that theyare soaked in a (1 per cent) solution of the commercial salt of subsulphite of soda to which is added 8 per cent of the pure concentrated hydrochloric acid, until (in ahoutV4 of an hour) they have hecome white; and lastly they are again
The surgeon's handbook on the treatment of wounded in war : a prize essay . nd beaten with a wooden stick till they nolonger contain any sand. Sponges which have been used, are freed from grease in ahot concentrated solution of soda. They are then placed for 24 hours in a solutionof permanganate of potass (1:500), and again washed in clean water; after that theyare soaked in a (1 per cent) solution of the commercial salt of subsulphite of soda to which is added 8 per cent of the pure concentrated hydrochloric acid, until (in ahoutV4 of an hour) they have hecome white; and lastly they are again washed in cleanwater until they are entirely scentless. They must be kept in a strong (5 per cent)solution of carbolic acid. Before being used they are laid in a weak solution(2V2 per cent) of carbolic acid, and while in use they are constantly cleaned in thisweak solution. 4. For thoroughly cleaning the injured parts of the body, thecommon baths (with the addition of soap, soda, acetate of alumina etc.)are employed, as well as the local-baths (fig. 12 and 13). Fig. Arm-bath of zinc. Fig. 13.
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