A treatise of wounds.

  • Wiseman, Richard, 1622?-1676
Date:
1672
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A treatise of wounds. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of any of which will render him negligent or ipno- rant in his Trade. i The firft is in careful and diligent taking away all (uch extraneous Bodies, as by their inter pofition may hinder the true A gglutination of the disjoyned parts, whether they be concrete Bloud, Hair, Sand, Duff, pieces of Bones, Cartilages, or pieces of the Weapons, Rags, &c. Hee The fecond is performed in bringing the Lips of the Wouna even together which were feparated. The third 1s in retaining the Lips fo brought toge- ther, that they may by Confolidation be rej ‘ored to their former Figure. 4- The fourth is in conferving the Temperament ana Natural Heat of the part in order to Usttion. The fifth is to prevent ill Accidents, and to corrett [uch as have already [eixea on the part. What is Thus much is required of us ifthe Wound be only ee Simple, but if it be a Compound Wound with lofs | pound and of fubftance, or Contufion, then he hath fomewhat | ontifed moreto do; aswhere there is lofs of fubltance : Wounds. there he mutt aflift Nature with his farcotics, tor | regaining what is loft: And where there is Contu- fion, there he muft promove the turning what is | Contufed into pus or Matter, which muitbe per- | formed before there can poflibly be Re-union. As long as there is Alienum quid, fome f{trange } The Firk, Body or different fubftance to keep off the Unition, pon, Intention you muft not hope to make any Cure of a Wound, fi intaking therefore ifany fuchbe to be drawn forth, before ic ic Exta. wherefore if any fuch be to be Grawn 1Orkh, OS ore pin neous Bo- YOU attempt it, confider ferioufly ; frit whether [Lik dies. itcanbe done or no; fecendly, whether fafe- p01 Iv. 3 iit For firft, fomerimes the Weapon ficktth fo fait, that j