The hydropathic encyclopedia: a system of hydropathy and hygiene .. . Torsion.—This processmerely consists in gettinghold of the extremity of thebleeding vessels with a pairof forceps, and twisting stops the bleeding of smallarteries, and is so far a sub-stitute for tying. The Tourniquet.—Thisinstrument is a form of liga-ture, and is calculated tocompress large and deep-Beated arteries in amputationsand other exigencies. Thepad or compress is applieddirectly upon the arteryabove the injury or operation,and pressed upon the vesseuntil the pulsation of thearterj beyond is t
The hydropathic encyclopedia: a system of hydropathy and hygiene .. . Torsion.—This processmerely consists in gettinghold of the extremity of thebleeding vessels with a pairof forceps, and twisting stops the bleeding of smallarteries, and is so far a sub-stitute for tying. The Tourniquet.—Thisinstrument is a form of liga-ture, and is calculated tocompress large and deep-Beated arteries in amputationsand other exigencies. Thepad or compress is applieddirectly upon the arteryabove the injury or operation,and pressed upon the vesseuntil the pulsation of thearterj beyond is turning thf screw. A Fig. TliK TOURNIQUET ISO SOKGEKY. jood substitute for the common tourniquet may be mnde in a rromentFie. 193. various ways. A handkerchief, tiedtwice around the
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