Dr. Hood's plain talks about the human system - the habits of men and women - the causes and prevention of disease - our sexual relations and social natures - embracing common sense medical adviser... (14775985692)

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Title: Dr. Hood's plain talks about the human system : the habits of men and women - the causes and prevention of disease - our sexual relations and social natures - embracing common sense medical adviser...
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Hood, G. Durant
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Publisher: Chicago : Hood Medical Book Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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the seat of the injury. In the case of a fingera roll of tape may be taken, and ten or twelve inches being drawn out and leftloose, the finger should be rolled in a series of spiral turns from the web to thenail, where the spiral arrangement being reversed, the tape can be carried backagain and across the back of the hand, and tied round the wrist with the end leftout, as in Fig. 5. If thewound is in the ball of thethumb the bleeding is oftensufficiently severe to requiremedical attendance, and thisshould be obtained, if pos-sible ; though the vulgar fearof lock-jaw from an in-jury of this kind is un-founded. When it is neces-sary to bind up the thumbthe broad tape may be con-veniently used, and a turnhaving been taken roundthe wrist to fix the bandage,a series of figure of eightloops around the thumb and wrist should be made, beginning as low down onthe thumb as may be necessary, and making each fold of the bandage overlapthat which preceded it, as shown in the illustration, Fig. 6,
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696 DOMESTIC SURGERY. Wounds of the palm of the hand, if severe, should be immediately seen by asurgeon, but as a temporary measure a slice of cork wrapped up in a piece of linen may be firmly bound upon the bleeding pointwith a bandage. This should be applied in figureof eight loops around the wrist and hand, beingmade to cross at the point where the pressure isrequired, as shown in the illustration, Fig. 7, andthis should be repeated a few times so as to con-trol the bleeding. It may be advisable, whereassistance is not readily obtainable, to bandage the fore-arm in addition, and thismay be done by carrying the bandage once or twice round the wrist alone, and thenproceeding up the arm, turning down the bandage in the manner shown in the