The science and art of surgery : being a treatise on surgical injuries, diseases, and operations . Fig. 546.—BeUocqs Sound. Fig. 547.—Diagram ofPlugging the Nostril by means ofBellocqs Sound. the interior of the nose may be sponged out with a solution of perchlo-ride of iron or tannin. If this do not suffice, it will become necessaryto plug one or both nostrils. This is best done b}^ means of a plug ofprepared sponge, having a quill or a piece of gum catheter passed throughit for breathing purposes, and soaked in a solution of perchloride of , however, the haemorrhage still continue


The science and art of surgery : being a treatise on surgical injuries, diseases, and operations . Fig. 546.—BeUocqs Sound. Fig. 547.—Diagram ofPlugging the Nostril by means ofBellocqs Sound. the interior of the nose may be sponged out with a solution of perchlo-ride of iron or tannin. If this do not suffice, it will become necessaryto plug one or both nostrils. This is best done b}^ means of a plug ofprepared sponge, having a quill or a piece of gum catheter passed throughit for breathing purposes, and soaked in a solution of perchloride of , however, the haemorrhage still continue, the blood forcing itsway backwards into the throat, or perhaps being swallowed, the posterior TREATMENT OF ABSCESS. 383 naves require to be plnggerl as well. This is best clone by carrying along piece of strong whip-cord along the floor of the nose through theposterior nares into the pharynx, by means of Bellocqs sound (Fig. 546),or, if this be not at hand, by threading the cord through an elasticcatheter, and carrj^ing this into the pharynx, then seizing the cord as itappears behind the


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