Operative surgery . Fig. 114.—Reef knot Fig. 115.—Granny knot. AGENTS FOR THE CONTROL OP HEMORRHAGE. 83. Fig. IIG.—First step in tying reef knot. should, owing to the l)in(ling of the thread; thus an insecure fasteningis made, even when it is fortilied by overlying turns. The Reef or Square Knot.—This form of knot is com-monly employed in tying avessel. The reef knot () is easily confoundedwith the granny knot(Fig. 115), which is following description ofthe method of tying the reefknot, taken from Heath, istoo graphic to be substitutedby any other: The ligature is held in t


Operative surgery . Fig. 114.—Reef knot Fig. 115.—Granny knot. AGENTS FOR THE CONTROL OP HEMORRHAGE. 83. Fig. IIG.—First step in tying reef knot. should, owing to the l)in(ling of the thread; thus an insecure fasteningis made, even when it is fortilied by overlying turns. The Reef or Square Knot.—This form of knot is com-monly employed in tying avessel. The reef knot () is easily confoundedwith the granny knot(Fig. 115), which is following description ofthe method of tying the reefknot, taken from Heath, istoo graphic to be substitutedby any other: The ligature is held in the palm of the right hand, betweenthe thumb and finger; the end is then thrown around the forceps closelyand caught with the left hand, andcarried across the right thuml) andinserted between the third andfourth fingers of the right hand(Fig. 116). The left at the samemoment seizes the other end, andthe ends of the threads are drawnout, as is demonstrated in There will now be no diffi-culty in drawing the knot thusformed tight with the forefingers(Fig. 118), or, if preferred, withthe thu


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