. First aid in illness and injury; . hethumb, or, if it be desirable to make itpermanent, a suitable pad may be ap-plied instead of the thumb, and boundfirmly in place by a bandage passingunder the lower jaw and over the topof the head. (2) Temporary control ofthe bleeding may also be obtained inwounds of the cheeks or lips by passingthe thumb into the mouth, and, graspingthe cheek just below the wound, between the thumb andfingers, pressing the artery between them. Bleeding from Arteries of the Neck.—When the largevessels of the neck are severed, as in cut throat11 or otherwounds in that regi
. First aid in illness and injury; . hethumb, or, if it be desirable to make itpermanent, a suitable pad may be ap-plied instead of the thumb, and boundfirmly in place by a bandage passingunder the lower jaw and over the topof the head. (2) Temporary control ofthe bleeding may also be obtained inwounds of the cheeks or lips by passingthe thumb into the mouth, and, graspingthe cheek just below the wound, between the thumb andfingers, pressing the artery between them. Bleeding from Arteries of the Neck.—When the largevessels of the neck are severed, as in cut throat11 or otherwounds in that region, the utmost quickness in checking thebleeding is necessary to save life. A moments delay may befatal, for the blood rushes fromthese vessels in tumultuous tor-rents. All of the carotid arte-ries and most of their branchesare large and important should be remembered thatthe line of the carotid arteriesextends from the mastoid pro-cess behind the ear down to theedge of the top of the breastbone. Without an instants de-. Fig. I06. — Pressure with the thumb,controlling bleeding in the neck. lay, in a wound of this kind,the vessel should be promptlypressed back upon the spine with the thumb, and held there until the assistance of asurgeon is brought. No attempt should be made to substi-tute a pad for the finger, for nothing else can be trusted. BLEEDING FROM ARTERIES OF THE ARM 155
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