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catchcd by them, and that, with the fore- 

 arm, arm, and top «f the {houlder, drawa 

 into thefc mafhing machines. By this 

 misfortune, the fingers and hand were 

 feverely crufhed, and feveral of the bone* 

 of both broken ; the teguments at the 

 wrift tore away; the radial artery divided 

 at the place the pulfe is felt ; the fore arm 

 «nd arm very much contufed, particular- 

 ly at their articulation ; and the os hume- 

 ri broken within i- inches of its upper 

 end. I advifed the amputation of the 

 limb ; which was done, immediately a- 

 bove the fradure of the os humeri, about 

 four hours after the accident happened. 

 The teguments^ mufcles, and bone being 

 cut through, and the tournequet flacken- 

 cd, no blood was fquirted from the bra- 

 chial artery, nor could any pulfation be 

 obferved at its extremity, though the 

 fmaller veflels difcharged their contents 

 as ufual on the like occafion. The poor 

 woman declared (he was not faintilh, 

 (for Ihe had loft no large quantity of 

 blood), yet £he got the beft cordial her 

 CQtcage gould afford, a draught of warm 



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