Anatomy and physiology : designed for academies and families . und the limb, and loosely but firmly tied. A stick, five orsix inches long, should then be passed under the handkerchief,which should be twisted by it until the knot has made sufficientcompression on the artery to allow the removal of the fingerswithout a return of the hemorrhage. Continue this com-pression until the surgeon arrives, who will proceed to putligatures around the divided and bleeding vessels, or pursuesuch a course as he may deem proper for the welfare of thepatient. The wound ought not to be stuffed with pieces of cl
Anatomy and physiology : designed for academies and families . und the limb, and loosely but firmly tied. A stick, five orsix inches long, should then be passed under the handkerchief,which should be twisted by it until the knot has made sufficientcompression on the artery to allow the removal of the fingerswithout a return of the hemorrhage. Continue this com-pression until the surgeon arrives, who will proceed to putligatures around the divided and bleeding vessels, or pursuesuch a course as he may deem proper for the welfare of thepatient. The wound ought not to be stuffed with pieces of cloth orlint, nor should any irritating application whatever be madeto it. TREATMENT OP SLIGHT WOUNDS. If no large vessel, but many small ones, are divided, thereis usually no danger from excessive hemorrhage. In such in-stances, press the lips of the wound together for a few min-utes ; then wash it out with cold water. The bleeding isstayed by the divided vessels retracting into the flesh, and bythe contraction of the mouths of the severed arteries. Pig. FIk. 212, Represents the manner In -which strips of plaster are held and applied U Mention a form for a continued compress. How long sh mid this compres-sion be continued? Should irritating applications be :nade to wounds? APPENDIX. 315 After the bleeding has ceased, cleanse the wound of coagu-lated blood and other foreign substances ; then bring the di-vided parts together, and retain them by narrow strips ofadhesive or resinous plaster. These should be put on smooth-ly. Cover the strips of plaster with a thin fold of cloth, andput a bandage loosely around the part. In most instances, in domestic practice, the strips of plas-ter used to dress wounds, are much too wide. In all in-stances, let the cloth be smoothly covered with the it into narrow strips, not more than one fourth of an inchwide; apply a sufficient number of them to cover the wound. Fig. 213.
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