A complete handbook for the sanitary troops of the U S army and navy . reaction takesplace, or when somesudden movement dis-places the clot. Therecurrence of bleedingwith reaction is knownas intermediate hemor-rhage to distinguish itfrom primary hemor-rhage, that which occursimmediately on receiptof the wound, andsecondary, that which occurs at a still later period from the reopening of the artery by theslipping of a ligature, or from an extension of sloughing or ulcera-tion to the vessel. In the treatment of arterial hemorrhage prompt action is required;bleeding from a large artery like the f
A complete handbook for the sanitary troops of the U S army and navy . reaction takesplace, or when somesudden movement dis-places the clot. Therecurrence of bleedingwith reaction is knownas intermediate hemor-rhage to distinguish itfrom primary hemor-rhage, that which occursimmediately on receiptof the wound, andsecondary, that which occurs at a still later period from the reopening of the artery by theslipping of a ligature, or from an extension of sloughing or ulcera-tion to the vessel. In the treatment of arterial hemorrhage prompt action is required;bleeding from a large artery like the femoral may cause death in aminute or two; as a matter of fact a large proportion of the deathson the battlefield are due to hemorrhage. The thing to be done is to compress the artery between the woundand the heart, or if that cannot be done then in the wound itself; thepoint selected for pressure should be where the artery crosses a bonebecause there it can be made most eftective. If a hose connectedwith a hydrant breaks we stop the flow of water by putting a foot 7. Fig. 43. — Comifiessioii of the Femoral Artery. 98 FIRST AID
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