The surgeon's handbook on the treatment of wounded in war : a prize essay . Arm-bath of zinc. Fig. Leg-bath of zinc. The coverlids serve to keep the water in the bath warm; to the buttons on both sides strips ofbandages are fastened, which are used for the suspension of the injured limb. D. THE REDUCTION OF HEAT. Fig. 14. For subduing the inflammation, cold by the abstraction of heat, isof service, and this is employed in various ways: 1. In the form of Cold Wrappings; they must be very frequentlychanged, if such heat is really constantly to be abstracted, but thiseasily disturbs the inju
The surgeon's handbook on the treatment of wounded in war : a prize essay . Arm-bath of zinc. Fig. Leg-bath of zinc. The coverlids serve to keep the water in the bath warm; to the buttons on both sides strips ofbandages are fastened, which are used for the suspension of the injured limb. D. THE REDUCTION OF HEAT. Fig. 14. For subduing the inflammation, cold by the abstraction of heat, isof service, and this is employed in various ways: 1. In the form of Cold Wrappings; they must be very frequentlychanged, if such heat is really constantly to be abstracted, but thiseasily disturbs the injured part. If one allows them to remain longerso that they become hot, they act as excitants (Priessnitzs wrappings). 2. As Dry Cold, by ice in india-rubber bags (ice-bag). The ice-bags must be securely closedby wooden plugs or large corks, roundwhich the closed mouth of the bagis firmly tied by a narrow bandage(fig. 14). If the direct application of the ice-bag is too cold, some layers of linenare laid between the ice-bag and thepart. Pigs bladders are apt to leak, andsoon putrefy. To avoid the for
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