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slings and using hot fomentations, and careful bandaging to support the 

 injured joint, at the same time giving internally, mixture No. 21, to keep 

 down any fever that might arise from the injury to the synovial mem- 

 brane. And after bathing with hot water, which ought to be done three 

 or four times a day, the following liniment may be used, and bandage 

 right over it, applying the bandage middling tight: — 



25. 1 Ounce tincture aruica, 



1 Ounce laudanum, 

 Water to make one pint, 

 Mix. 



X. Wounds. 



What to do. — Wounds are common, and in most cases have to be 

 treated, at least for the first dressing, at home by those who happen to be 

 upon the premises, owing to the urgency of the situation. Bleeding is 

 often profuse to a dangerous degree, and when stitches are required it is 

 always desirable to insert them while the wound is fresh. For the stitch- 

 ing is not only much more painful and less successful when postponed, 

 but aftei a lew hours, when swelling and suppuration have begun, it is 

 useless, for the edges will not unite and the stitches will certainly tear out, 

 adding to the soreness and blemishing that follows. Hence it is very 

 important for some one about the place to act as surgeon, at least for the 

 time being. 



When the skin and flesh are laid open by kicks, calks, cuts, collisions, 

 etc., the first thing to do is to stop the bleeding. Arterial blood is bright 

 scarlet, venous blood is dark blue. When an artery is cut apply the 

 compress above the wound, towards the heart, to intercept the blood as it 

 is coming down. If it is a vein that is cut apply the compress below the 

 wound, for the veins conduct the blood towards the heart. The compress 

 may be a cork bound on the artery or vein, or a wad of cloth, or a piece 

 of dry sponge with a bandage Avound over it pretty tight. If the wound 

 is in a position that will not admit of bandaging and there are arteries or 

 veins cut, so as to be dangerous, they must be caught up and tied. In 

 the absence of proper instruments an artery can be taken up with a fine 

 pair of nippers and the end tied with a piece of silk. But in many cases 

 it is unnecessary to tie the artery, since the bleeding may be stopped by 

 filling the cut with scrapings from the flesh side of sole leather, cob-webs 

 oakum, tow, lint, etc., or a solution of copperas, or the tincture of iron 

 may be thrown into the wound. 



if no bleeding is taking place, proceed at once to sew up the wound. 

 f Jse a needle that is strong and not liable to break while being pushed 



