. An analytical compendium of the various branches of medical science, for the use and examination of students. Anatomy; Physiology; Surgery; Obstetrics; Medicine; Materia Medica. WOUNDS AND AFFECTIONS OF THE THRO4T. 69 dyspnoja, when a conical curved tube should be introduced for the patient to breathe through. Wounds of the Throat. — Are extremely dangerous, on account of the important .parts injured, and are usually the results of at- tempted suicide. The treatment consists in arresting hemorrhage, obviating diffi- culty of breathing, and preventing inflammation. The arteries must be rapidl
. An analytical compendium of the various branches of medical science, for the use and examination of students. Anatomy; Physiology; Surgery; Obstetrics; Medicine; Materia Medica. WOUNDS AND AFFECTIONS OF THE THRO4T. 69 dyspnoja, when a conical curved tube should be introduced for the patient to breathe through. Wounds of the Throat. — Are extremely dangerous, on account of the important .parts injured, and are usually the results of at- tempted suicide. The treatment consists in arresting hemorrhage, obviating diffi- culty of breathing, and preventing inflammation. The arteries must be rapidly yet carefully tied, and the hemorrhage of the large veins restrained by pressure. If the larynx or trachea should be wounded, subsequent inconvenience may result from the introduction of cold air, clots of blood, &c.; if the pharynx or oesophagus is wounded, the use of a tube becomes necessary, in order to convey nourish- ment to the stomach. This tube must be introduced through the mouth, and not through the wound, as often as it may be necessary to supply the patient with food. The edges of the wound should be carefully drawn together, and dressed in the most simple manner, and should be protected from unfavourable atmospheric influences by a covering of loose gauze, or of woollen texture thrown lightly over the neck. The patient should be carefully watched, to prevent a recurrence of the injury. A fistulous opening sometimes remains in the trachea or larynx, which is extremely difficult to heal. Bronckocele^ or Goitre. — Is a sw^elling of the thyroid gland, depending for the most part upon hypertrophy, although a cyst may be formed, or calcareous matter deposited. In certain localities, it is an endemic disorder, and often asso- ciated with cretinism. It occurs most fre- I'^ig- ^9. quently in females after the age of puberty. It grows gradually, and without pain, occa- sioning inconvenience merely by its deformity and bulk.—Respiration is sometimes affected, and
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