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WOUNDS OF THE EAR, NOSE, ETC. 



Wash the parts clean, and draw the edges of the 

 wound together by as many stitches as are necessary. If 

 the part is even completely separated, and has been trod- 

 den under feet, by washing it in warm water, and placing 

 it accurately in the proper place, by the same means, it 

 may still adhere. 



WOUNDS OF THE SCALP. 



In all wounds of the scalp it is necessary to shave off 

 the hair. When this is done, wash the parts well, and 

 draw the edges of the wound together with sticking-plas- 

 ter. If it has been violently torn up in several pieces, 

 wash and lay them all down on the skull again, drawing 

 their edges as nearly together as possible by sticking- 

 plaster, or if necessary, by stitches. Cover the whole 

 with a soft compress, smeared with some simple oint- 

 ment. 



WOUNDS OF THE THROAT. 



Seize and tie up every bleeding vessel you can get 

 hold of. If the windpipe is cut only partly through, se- 

 cure it with sticking-plaster. If it is completely divided, 

 bring its edges together by stitches, taking care to pass 

 the needle through the loose membrane that covers the 

 windpipe, and not through the windpipe itself. The 

 head should be bent upon the breast, and secured by bol- 

 sters and bandages in that position, to favor the aproxima- 

 tion of the edges of the wound. 



WOUNDS OF THE OHEST. 



If it is a simple incised wound, draw the edges of it to- 

 gether by sticking-plaster, cover it with a compress of 



