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to form a clot that in a short time will stop the 

 hemorrhage. When a large blood vessel is cut it inay be 

 necessary to place a sniall roll of cloth or a wad of absorbent 

 cotton ever the course of the blood vessel and bind it tightly 

 with a bandage. When this does not sncceed it may be 

 necessary to grasp the cnt end of the blood vessel with a small 

 pair of fórceps, or in the absence of those with the fingers, 

 first washing the hands carefullv. When the cut end of the 

 blood vessel is secured it should be tied tightly with a stout 

 piece of thread. The ends of the thread should be left long 

 enough so that the thread can be pulled out of the wound in 

 a couple of days. 



Cold water applied to a wound or to the bandages over 

 the wound also assist in stopping the hemorrhage. After the 

 hemorrhage has stopped the wound should not be disturbed 

 for several hours. 



CLEANING THE WOUND 



After the hemorrhage is stopped the wound must be 

 cleaned. The hair should be clipped or shaven from the 

 edges of the wound and any small loóse pieces of skin or 

 tissue, foreign bodies, such as sticks, dirt etc. removed. 

 Wounds will not heal until foreign bodies, are removed. In 

 cases of punctured wounds it is important to make a very 

 careful examination of the wounds to see that nails or sticks 

 have not been broken offin the wound. It is often necessary 

 to wash dirt from a wound, using clean water and a piece of 

 absorbent cotton. 



D1SINFECTING THE WOUND 



After the wound is clean and free from all foreign 

 bodies it should be thoroughly disinfected with a good 

 antiseptic solution such as has been previously described. If 

 the wound is deep it is necessary to inject the antiseptic 

 with a syringe having a smooth nozzle, so it will reach the 



