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CHAPTER W. 



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Antisepsis and Asepsis. — Historical ; Lister and Guerin's experiments, the anti- 

 septic and aseptic methods. Disinfection previous to, during, and after operation, 

 sterilisation of dressings and instruments. Antiseptics ^Carbolic acid, sublimate, 

 chloride of zinc, permanganate of potash, biniodide of mercury, iodoform, di- 

 iodoform, salol, cresyl, formalin, chinosol, nitrate of silver, boric acid, naphthol. 

 Antisepsis and asepsis in practice, disinfection of hands and instruments, 

 " aseptic " instruments, modes of preparing or disinfecting sponges, tampons, 

 compresses, suture and dressing materials. Disinfection of the field of operation, 

 of the mouth, intestine, nasal cavities, eye, external auditory meatus, vagina, 

 uterus, and foot. First dressing after operation . . . -71 



CHAPTER V. 



Division of Tissues. — Cutting and puncturing instruments and methods of using 

 them. Division by ligature, by the ecraseur, by the thermo-cautery. Puncture 

 — The bistoury, scalpel, and lancet, the trocar, suture and exploring needles. 

 Division of hard tissues — The farrier's knife. Bone drills, chisels, saws, and for- 

 ceps. The curette . . . . . . .94 



CHAPTER VI. 



Setoning. — Its value, positions for inserting setons, methods, seton needles and 



rowelling scissors, " rowels," " issues," or " plugs " .... 107 



CHAPTER VII. 

 Inoculation. — Its applications, instruments, and methods . . .112 



CHAPTER. VIII. 



Cauterisation. — Chemical caustics — sulphuric, nitric, and hydrochloric acids, caustic 

 potash, sublimate, arsenious acid, chloride of antimony, chloride of zinc, nitrate 

 of silver. The actual cautery. — Firing — Needle, point, and line firing, Degive's 

 firing iron, the zoo-cautery, Dechery's automatic cautery, the automatic petroleum 

 furnace. Antiseptic firing. Precautions to observe in firing, the three degrees of 

 cauterisation. " Bud " firing, deep (point) firing, penetrating firing of synovial sacs, 

 subcutaneous firing. After-treatment, the results of firing. Complications and 

 their treatment ...... 



CHAPTER IX. 



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Methods of Uniting Wounds.— Healing by first intention. Methods of uniting 

 wounds — Adhesives, hooks, pincettes, bandages, sutures. Suture needles and 

 material — Silk, silkworm gut, catgut, horsehair, and wire. General directions 

 for inserting sutures— Preparation of the wound, kind, number, and size of 

 sutures, position and mode of implantation. Uniting or coaptative, and tension 

 sutures or sutures of relaxation, the interrupted suture, Bayer's suture, continuous 

 or glover's suture, figure-of-8 or pin suture, "quilled" and "button" sutures, 

 bowel sutures, tendon sutures, nerve sutiires , . , , 131 



