CHAPTER XXIII. 

 ACCIDENTS. WHAT TO DO TILL THE DOCTOR COMES. 



How to Stop Flow of Blood from Arteries. In case 

 of bleeding from an artery the blood comes in jets. Pres- 

 sure should be applied between the cut and the heart. To 

 know where to apply the pressure, study of the course of 

 the main arteries should be made. By studying Fig. 16 

 it will be seen that the arteries to the arms pass down the 

 inside of the upper arm. Here they come near the sur- 

 face. At the elbow the artery is near the skin in the 

 angle of the elbow. The artery which makes the pulse at 

 the wrist is well known. By putting a baseball under the 

 armpit and pressing the arm down firmly, the artery may 

 be compressed. 



Bleeding from the Upper Arm. In case of a deep 

 cut in the lower part of the arm, a handkerchief should 

 have a knot tied in it, and the knot placed over the artery ; 

 that is, on the inside of the arm just below the armpit. 

 Pass the handkerchief around the arm and tie it loosely. 

 Then run a stick through it, and twist till the knot is drawn 

 tightly against the artery. Instead of a knot, a potato, or 

 anything else to make a firm lump, may be used. (See 

 Figs. 1 6 and 35.) 



Bleeding from the Neck. In studying the pulse, we 

 found the Carotid artery in the neck. If a deep cut has 

 been made in the upper part of the neck, it might be pos- 

 sible to stop the flow by compressing the artery lower 

 down the neck. 



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