A complete handbook for the sanitary troops of the U S army and navy . Fig. 43. — Comifiessioii of the Femoral Artery. 98 FIRST AID. upon the hose between the broken part and the hydrant; we applytlie same principle in arterial hemorrhage. The pressure should bemade with the fingers, preferably the thumbs, and should be firmenough to arrest the bleeding ( Mg. 43) ; it should be made over theclothes, as too much time may be lost in removing them. You will know that you are pressing on theright place by feeling the artery beat-ing beneath the fingers and by thearrest of the bleeding: if you cann
A complete handbook for the sanitary troops of the U S army and navy . Fig. 43. — Comifiessioii of the Femoral Artery. 98 FIRST AID. upon the hose between the broken part and the hydrant; we applytlie same principle in arterial hemorrhage. The pressure should bemade with the fingers, preferably the thumbs, and should be firmenough to arrest the bleeding ( Mg. 43) ; it should be made over theclothes, as too much time may be lost in removing them. You will know that you are pressing on theright place by feeling the artery beat-ing beneath the fingers and by thearrest of the bleeding: if you cannotfind the artery make pressure directlyover the bleeding point. As pressurewith the fingers soon becomes tire-some, get an assistant to slip histhumb over yours, and take yourplace while you prepare a principle of all tourniquets is apad over the artery to Ijring the pres-sure on the artery and take it oft theveins, a band around the limb andover the pad, and some means ofFig. of the Femoral tightening the band. There are a Artery by a Rubber Bandage. \. number of special tourniquets, but asth
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