162 THE HYGIENE OF THE CIRCULATION 



heart to the cut. A large pebble or a strip of cloth made 

 into a hard roll, if applied over the artery so as to press 

 it against the bone and then held in place by a tight 



FIG. 94. Compression of femoral artery. 



FIG. 95. Course of artery in arm. 



bandage, will entirely stop the flow of blood through the 

 artery. The points where pressure can be advantage- 

 ously applied are shown in the accompanying illustra- 

 tions. They should be carefully learned by repeated 

 practice, as death has often resulted through the lack of 

 such knowledge. 1 



From veins. In the case of a vein, the loss of blood 

 is much slower and will ordinarily cease through the 



1 In order to develop one's ability to check arterial bleeding, a 

 student should practise finding the pulse in the ankle and wrist 

 and then should press upon the artery above these points until the 

 pulse is stopped. 



