HORSES: THEIR POINTS AND MANAGEMENT 



Here the original wound caus(>s tlie formation of a secondary 

 one wliich, in order to effect a cine, recjuires tlie infliction of an 

 artificial wound. In accordance with the nature of the injury, 

 it is usual to speak of the wound as being " punctured " (prick 

 of the foot with a nail), " contused " (a bruise, e.g., corn), 

 " incised " or " clean " cut (e.g., artificial wounds), " lacerated " 

 or " torn " (a very common variety), " poisoned " (e.g., the 

 bite of a rabid animal, or venomous beast). The word "poi- 

 soned," in its broadest sense, means the introduction of any 

 foreign matter (living or dead) into the wound, whereby the 

 heaUng process is disturbed. In this way blood poisoning may 

 occur. The gravity of a wound does not necessarily depend 

 upon its size, slight abrasions being sufficient at times to cause 

 death. 



Pleurisy and lung inflammation, are very liable to come on 

 when the chest cavity has been punctured. Besides, the lungs 

 collapse through air entering from without. A blood stained 

 discharge from the nose and mouth points to lung injury. In 

 some cases a piece of lung protrudes. A free exit must be 

 allowed for the discharge to come away, and the wound kept 

 constantly moistened with creolin lotion. Injuries of this 

 description require skilful treatment. 



The locality of the wound has an important bearing upon 

 its gravity. For instance, a wound in the chest may extend to 

 the same in the lung, etc., causing infiammation here. The 

 same apphes to injuries of the belly and scalp. 



Again, a })art may be wounded indirectly. Let us assume 

 that the shaft of the pelvic bone is broken in such a manner 

 that the fractured ends tear the artery passing over the bone. 



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