TRA CE HO OK — TRA CHEO TOM V 



bleeding, and 



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consists of bandages usually placed above 

 and below a wound, and tightened by a 

 piece of stick twisted through it, and kept 

 in its place by twine or tape. It is not 

 always necessary to apply the tourniquet 

 both above and below the wound, as much 

 will depend upon the nature and severity 

 of the injury, as well as its position. If 

 the bleeding comes from an artery, the 

 blood will spurt out, and the tourniquet 

 should be fixed above the wound ; if from 

 a vein, the blood will trickle, and the 

 tourniquet should be fixed below it. (See 

 Arteries, Bleeding, Cuts, Veins.) 



Tourniquet. 



Hook.- 



Trace 



are fixed. 



-The hooks to which the end of the traces 



Trace Horse. — A spare horse which is stationed at the 

 foot of inclines to assist in drawing vehicles up them. (See 

 Cock Horse.) 



Traces may be of either leather or chain, the latter only 

 being adapted for cart-horses doing heavy work, though 

 some driving men carry a light chain trace in the boot for 

 use in cases of emergency. Traces of the usual pattern 

 and length are often dispensed with when trotting horses 

 are driven in sulkies or light road waggons on a track, light 

 chains extending from the hames to the stops on the shafts 

 being substituted for them. (See Hames, Harness, Stops.) 



Trachea. — A long tube, through which the air passes from 

 the larynx to the lungs. It is situated below the gullet. (See 

 Breathing, Internal Organs.) 



Tracheotomy. — This operation consists of cutting an 

 opening in the windpipe and inserting a silver tube therein, 



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