The surgeon's handbook on the treatment of wounded in war : a prize essay . Compression of the brachial artery by a tourniquet. Compression of the femoral artery by a tourniquet. y. In default of such an instrument, a tourniquet can be improvisedin this manner. A pocket handkerchief or a triangular handkerchief,in which a knot has been made, or a stone enfolded, is tied round thelimb; and by turning a stick (sword, ramrod, or revolver), which hasbeen pushed beneath the handkerchief, it can .be tightly twisted together(fig. 256). o. For the compression of the brachial artery, comparatively slig
The surgeon's handbook on the treatment of wounded in war : a prize essay . Compression of the brachial artery by a tourniquet. Compression of the femoral artery by a tourniquet. y. In default of such an instrument, a tourniquet can be improvisedin this manner. A pocket handkerchief or a triangular handkerchief,in which a knot has been made, or a stone enfolded, is tied round thelimb; and by turning a stick (sword, ramrod, or revolver), which hasbeen pushed beneath the handkerchief, it can .be tightly twisted together(fig. 256). o. For the compression of the brachial artery, comparatively slightpressure against the inner side of the arm by means of a stick issufficient: the muscles are forced asunder partly forwards and partlybackwards, and the artery pressed flat against the bone. Volckersstick tourniquet, which attains this object, can be easily supplied by apair of sticks and two handkerchiefs (fig. 257). \25 Fig. 256. Fig. 257.
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