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If the liands can be kept dry, the common court plaster or isin- 

 glass plaster will suffice ; but if they are to be wet, it is safer to use 

 the diachylon or lead-plaster, which does not easily wash off, but 

 must be warmed before application or removal. 



In cauterizing, use a slender, pointed stick ; dip it first into the 

 acid, and then into the open place of the skin. 



§ 203. Treatment— ^' Local applications, if used at all, must be 

 employed immediately, decisively, and effectually. Should a per- 

 son be in bad health at the time of receiving a prick or wound 

 during dissection, no matter what condition the subject may be in, 

 it behoves him to pay immediate attention to the injury, and anti- 

 cipate any farther consequences." 



" Should the wound be received while engaged on a recent sub- 

 ject, ajid one which had died from acute disease, much more 

 caution and attention are required, even if he be in the best of 

 health. The part should be w^ell cleansed, and a temporary liga- 

 ture applied immediately above (centrad of) the wound ; then the 

 bleeding, if any, should be encouraged to flow freely ; where there 

 is no bleeding, suction must be employed ; [this may be by the 

 mouth if the skin and mucous membrane are intact, otherwise by 

 means of a tube, or, better, a cupping glass the exhaustion of which 

 is produced by means of a rubber bulb]." Then cauterize as 

 directed above. 



The foregoing directions for immediate treatment are taken from 

 Holmes (T.) A, 621, and Clarke, A, 54. 



Whenever ill effects are anticipated, proper medical advice 

 should be sought without delay. 



