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Carbolic acid {continued) : 



and products of putrefaction react chemically on 

 each other, 70; latter, if in sufficient quantit}-, 

 may neutralize former, 70 ; example of tliis, 70. 

 held with great tenacity by lac, jy. 

 rapidly parted with by india-rubber, ~y {footnote). 

 has no mysterious virtue apart from antiseptic 



property, 168. 



strong solution of, as a wash for raw surfaces, 1 80. 



interferes with cicatrization of wound if it acts 



directly thereon, 1 84 ; therefore ' protective ' 



necessary, 1S4. 



Carbolic acid lotion : may be aesthetically dirty 



but surgically pure, 26 1 . 

 Carbolic acid solution : gradual reduction in 



strength of, 181. 

 Carbolic acid spra3^ See Spray. 

 Carbolic acid, undiluted : a powerful caustic, 498. 

 therefore unsuitable for wounds made by surgeon, 

 498. 

 Carbolic acid : i in 5 parts of spirits of wine for 

 washing w^ound in compound fracture seen 

 after several hours, 206 {footnote). 

 Carbolic acid, i in 20 watery solution of : in treat- 

 ment of fetid suppurating wound of palm, 83. 

 in treatment of interior of wound in compound 



fracture, 84, 85. 

 advantages of, compared with undiluted acid, 84. 

 for purifying part to be operated on, dirty 

 instruments, and sponges, and for washing 

 accidental wounds, 206. 

 Carbolic acid : i in 40 lotion recommended {1875) 

 for washing and guarding wounds in changing 

 dressings, 206. 

 Carbolic acid, watery solution : in preparation of 

 catgut ligature, 112. 

 strong watery solution of, in treatment of 



compound dislocation of ankle, 138. 

 mixture of spirit of wine or glycerine with, 



weakens its antiputrefactive action, 138. 

 compared with carbolic putty, 368. 

 Carbolic acid paste : in treatment of compound 

 fracture, 28. 

 in dressing of large wounds, 38. 

 improvements in mode of use, ^7. 

 in treatment of compound fracture, 39. 

 in treatment of abscess, 43. 

 See also Paste. 

 See also Putty. 

 Carbolic acid putty : as a dressing, T,2iy 3^8 

 ■•in treatment of compound fracture, 36. 

 in treatment of incised wounds, 36, 

 compared with watery solution, 368. 

 Carbolic acid : strong solution of, as a wash for 



raw surfaces, 180. 

 Carbolic acid vapour : diffused through cotton 



wool as an antiseptic dressing, 176. 

 Carbolic dressings, 67. 



respective advantages of watery and oily 



solutions in, 67. 

 trials of, in various forms, 68. 

 in paste of boiled linseed oil and wliitening, 68. 

 in lint dipped in the acid dissolved in ohve oil. 



68. 

 in various emplastra, 71. 

 in paraf&n cerate, 71. 

 in soap plaster (Watson), 71. 

 in emplastrum plumbi with beeswax, 71. 

 in lac plaster, 71 {footnote). 



Carbolic lotion : should not be used in case of 



wound communicating wth mouth, 245. 

 Carbolic oil : in preparation of catgut ligature, 1 12. 

 no danger of over-preparation by this method, 

 1 12. 

 Carbolized gauze. See Gauze. 

 Carbolized glycerine : as dressing in abscess near 



rectum, 215 {footnote). 

 Carbolized lac. See Lac. 



Carbolized oil : as lubricant for instruments intro- 

 duced into bladder, 212; use of, for this pur- 

 pose first suggested by Rolleston, 212 {footnote) ; 

 for vaginal specula, 213. 

 use of, in abscess beside rectum, 21 >. 

 glycerine substitute for oil cis vehicle of carbolic 

 in dressing of abscess near rectum, 215 {foot- 

 note). 

 compared with watery solution, 368. 

 Carbolized silk sutures : preparation of, 219 (foot- 

 note). 

 Carbolized sponge. See Sponge. 

 Carcinoma. See Cancer. 



Carden (Worcester): advantages of anterior flap 

 in amputation, 387. 

 his method of amputation at knee, 389; its 



advantages, 390. 

 amputation through condyles of femur, 409, 410, 



41 I. 

 author's modification of, 410. 

 Caries : excision of wrist for, 199, 417. 

 description of parts removed, 199. 

 result of case seven j-ears later, 199. 

 Caries of ankle : antiseptic treatment of abscess 



connected with, 35. 

 Caries of bone : the suppurative stage of inflamma- 

 tion in a weak tissue, 2iS- 

 tends to spontaneous cure on ^\'ithdrawal of 



irritation, 35, 43. 

 opening of abscesses connected ^\■ith, 35. 

 element of incurability eliminated by antiseptic 



treatment, 48. 

 antiseptic treatment of, in sinuses, 214. 

 scraping out of sinuses with sharp spoon, 251. 

 Caries of bones of foot : operation for, 213. 

 antiseptic treatment of, 214, 215. 

 illustrative cases, 215. 

 Caries of elbow : antiseptic treatment of abscess 



connected with, 35. 

 Caries of hip : antiseptic treatment of abscess con- 

 nected with, 35. 

 Caries of joints with sinuses : use of boracic acid 



ointment in, 246. 

 Caries of knee : antiseptic treatment of abscess 



connected Av-ith, 35. 

 Caries of vertebrae, antiseptic treatment of abscess 



connected with, 35. 

 Carlisle : effect of carbolic acid on sewage of, 3. 

 Carotid artery. Sec Ai-teiy 

 Carpus. See Wrist. 

 Catch forceps, Liston's : use of, in an amputation, 



CATGUT: NOTE OX PKl-.PARATIOX OF, 

 FOR SURGICAL Pl'RPOSES {u^^). 119. 



: numufacturcd from small intestine of 

 sheep. 84, \o-; \ details of process as carried 

 out m manufacture, 107. 

 nine successful cases of ligature of arteries with, 



105. 

 importance of ' seasoning ' of, by time. 109. 



Catgut 



