166 DR. LE(TEAR'S STOCK BOOK. 



CHAPTER XIII. 

 WOUNDS. 



Wounds may occur in any part of the body, and are classified 

 as incised, punctured, lacerated, contused, gun-shot, and poisoned. 



Incised Wounds, or cuts, are made with some sharp body. The 

 edges of the wound are smooth,, as though cut with a knife. 

 These wounds are the simplest we are called upon to treat. Jf 

 they occur in fleshy parts, where no important structures are 

 injured, they soon recover, and often without very much treat- 

 ment. 



Punctured Wounds are made by either sharp or blunt pointed 

 substances, as sticks, thorns, nails, etc. The depth of these 

 wounds is always greater than their width. In veterinary prac- 

 tice, punctured wounds are very common, and more dangerous 

 than the other kinds, and require special care and treatment. 



Lacerated Wounds are those in which the soft tissues (skin, 

 muscles, etc.) are more or less torn. Lacerated wounds are 

 usually caused by coming into contact with some blunt object, 

 as where a horse runs against fences, the corners of buildings, 

 through barb wire fences, or by a kick from another animal. 

 The edges of such wounds are ragged and uneven. As a rule 

 these wounds are not attended with any serious results when 

 early given proper attention. 



Contused Wounds are commonly called bruises, and are those 

 \rounds in which the skin is not injured to any great extent, and 

 in some cases is not even broken; but the deeper structures are 



