. First aid in illness and injury; . 154 EMERGENCIES AND ACCIDENTS. Fig. 105. — Pressure withthe thumb, controllingbleeding from the face. applied by means of the knotted turn of the roller bandage(page 106), a suitable pad being held in place under the arteries of the face are mostly branches of the facial,which crosses the lower jaw about an inch in front of theangle of the jaw, where its pulse can be readily felt,(i) Bleeding can then be controlled by pressing the arterydown firmly upon the jaw bone with thethumb, or, if it be desirable to make itpermanent, a suitable pad may be ap
. First aid in illness and injury; . 154 EMERGENCIES AND ACCIDENTS. Fig. 105. — Pressure withthe thumb, controllingbleeding from the face. applied by means of the knotted turn of the roller bandage(page 106), a suitable pad being held in place under the arteries of the face are mostly branches of the facial,which crosses the lower jaw about an inch in front of theangle of the jaw, where its pulse can be readily felt,(i) Bleeding can then be controlled by pressing the arterydown firmly upon the jaw bone with thethumb, 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 o
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