The American family physician : or, Domestic guide to health : for the use of physicians, families, plantations, ships, travelers, etc. . 554 AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN. Lacerated Wounds are accompanied with inuch less bleeding thansimple incised wounds; the largest arteries may be torn without any severehemorrhage taking place, but the danger lies in subsequent or secondaryhemorrhage. They are generally followed by great inflammation and sup-puration, and do not heal very kindly. Chills, spasms, lockjaw, and erysi-pelatous inflammation, are not uncommon effects of laceration. The treat-ment is
The American family physician : or, Domestic guide to health : for the use of physicians, families, plantations, ships, travelers, etc. . 554 AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN. Lacerated Wounds are accompanied with inuch less bleeding thansimple incised wounds; the largest arteries may be torn without any severehemorrhage taking place, but the danger lies in subsequent or secondaryhemorrhage. They are generally followed by great inflammation and sup-puration, and do not heal very kindly. Chills, spasms, lockjaw, and erysi-pelatous inflammation, are not uncommon effects of laceration. The treat-ment is somewhat similar to the preceding: the wound must be carefullycleansed from all foreign bodies, and the torn parts brought together asnearly and as perfectly as possible, and held thus by straps of adhesiveplaster, or stitches and plaster; but too many stitches are to be avoided, asthey will aid in augmenting the subsequent inflammation. Any greatamount of inflammation may be lessened by a poultice of Elm, of Elm andLobelia leaves, &c, and sometimes by the application of Tincture of Arnica,or of St. Johns wort. In many instanc
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