The American family physician : or, Domestic guide to health : for the use of physicians, families, plantations, ships, travelers, etc. . ushes, andif the wound be deep, as on a limb, firm andpowerful pressure, so as to feel the resistance Arresting Hemorrhage. of the bone underneath, may be required. If the bleeding continue, thepressure is not upon the artery, and its direction must be at once soon as possible a strong bandage, or a twisted handkerchief, must beapplied round the limb, and as before, between the wound and the heart, foron any other part it would be useless; after t
The American family physician : or, Domestic guide to health : for the use of physicians, families, plantations, ships, travelers, etc. . ushes, andif the wound be deep, as on a limb, firm andpowerful pressure, so as to feel the resistance Arresting Hemorrhage. of the bone underneath, may be required. If the bleeding continue, thepressure is not upon the artery, and its direction must be at once soon as possible a strong bandage, or a twisted handkerchief, must beapplied round the limb, and as before, between the wound and the heart, foron any other part it would be useless; after this has been fastened aroundthe limb, a stick may be passed through it, with which it may be twistedand tightened sufficiently to Fig. 43. check the hemorrhage until theartery can be secured withligature ; in some cases, a com-press will have to be placedover the artery, between thebandage and surface of thelimb. By this means a mans Arresting Hemorrhage, life may be preserved for hours, in places where physicians live at a distance,and cannot be immediately had. It is not proper, however, to apply such aligature to a divided
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