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21. Wounds and Their Treatment — 



Wounds - 402 



Incised Wounds 402 



Lacerated Wounds ---------- 402 



Contused Wounds ---------- 403 



Punctured Wounds ---------- 403 



Poisoned Wounds - - - - - - - - - -403 



Healing of Wounds ---------- 404 



Immediate Union ---------- 404 



Primary Adhesion ---------- 404 



Healing by Blood-clot --------- 405 



Healing b}' Gi'anulation --------- 405 



Healing under a Scab - - - 407 



General Treatment of Wounds ...-_-- 408 



Arrest of Bleeding 408 



Cleansing _ _ - . 409 



Special Treatment of Wounds -------- 410 



Incised Wounds - - - - - 410 



Lacerated Wounds - - - - - - - - - -412 



Contused Wounds - - - - - - - - - - 413 



Punctured Wounds - 413 



Poisoned Wounds - - - - - - - - - -414 



Disinfection of Instruments and Appliances - - - - - 415 



Sutures ok Stitches - - - - - - - - - -416 



Interrupted or Simple Sutures - - - - - - - - 416 



Uninterrupted or Continuous Suture - - - - - - - 416 



The Twisted Suture - - - - - - - - - - 417 



The Quilled Suture - - - - - - - - - - 417 



Stitching up the A\'o>uk1 - - - - - - - - -418 



Plasters ------------ 419 



Needles ------------ 419 



Antiseptics employed in the Treatment of Wounds - - - 420 



Carbolic Acid ------ ----- 420 



Corrosive Sublimate -. - - - ----- 420 



Biniodide of Mercury - - - - - - - - -421 



Boric or Boracic Acid - - - - - - - - 421 



Iodoform - - - - - - - - - - - -421 



Chinosol ------------ 421 



Lysol - - . 421 



Permanganate of Potash and Peroxide of Hydrogen - - - - 421 



Broken Knees - 422 



Cracked Heels - - . 423 



