The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach.

  • Leach, Harry.
Date:
1874
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Credit: The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    principal artery, which can be usually felt beating on the inside of the limb. A bandage must then be fixed thus, placed on the spot where the artery feels to be nearest the surface, and tightened until the bleeding ceases. If a vein burst, or be cut, and if the injury be in the leg, the patient must at once lie down. Bleeding from a vein is always easily stopped by the pressure of a pad. No pressure above the wound should be made in this case, as it will greatly in- crease the bleeding. Directions for Making a Pad.—It should be about an inch thick, and made of several layers of lint or rag, of various sizes. The smallest piece is to be placed over the wound, from which the blood has been carefully wiped, and the rest in order of size. A piece of cork wrapped in lint is to be put on the top of the pad, and the whole arrangement fastened by a piece of plaster or a bandage. If the wound be in the arm or leg, the limb must be raised to assist the return of blood. GATHEEINGr, OE ABSCESS. This is generally caused by a blow or strain,