. Accidents and emergencies; a manual of the treatment of surgical and medical emergencies in the absence of a physician. Fig. i8.—Course of carotid artery and its branches in the face. never be disturbed; for they are Natures means ofchecking hemorrhage. These and fainting some-times put a stop to bleeding, and aid the profes-sional or amateur surgeon. When an artery in the limb is cut, the helper mustbe as cool as possible and as quick as is consistent 102 ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES. with coolness. The principle that must guide everyattempt to stop the bleeding is to obstruct the artery. Fig.
. Accidents and emergencies; a manual of the treatment of surgical and medical emergencies in the absence of a physician. Fig. i8.—Course of carotid artery and its branches in the face. never be disturbed; for they are Natures means ofchecking hemorrhage. These and fainting some-times put a stop to bleeding, and aid the profes-sional or amateur surgeon. When an artery in the limb is cut, the helper mustbe as cool as possible and as quick as is consistent 102 ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES. with coolness. The principle that must guide everyattempt to stop the bleeding is to obstruct the artery. Fig. 19.—Deep pressure with the thumb over the carotid artery inthe neck. at the spot, or between the cut and the centre of thebody; for this is the direction in which the bloodflows. HEMORRHAGE—BLEEDING. 103 For Wounds high in the Neck deep pressureshould be made with the thumb at the root of theneck, just outside the windpipe and near the collar-
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