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a firm knot around the limb. Now introduce a piece of stick 

 under the bandage and twist it round and round until it is 

 tight enough to stop all bleeding. In the upper part of the 

 arm, the artery lies along the inner edge of the swell of the 

 biceps. From this point the artery 

 takes a straight course to the middle 

 of the bend of the elbow. Here the 

 knot should be placed about the mid- 

 dle, and either use the stick, as before, 

 or bend and fasten the elbow firmly 

 over the knot. In the thigh; the 

 artery lies almost in a straight line 

 from the inner part of the groin to 

 the inner and under side of the knee. 

 The twisted bandage is applied high 

 up on the thigh, the knot being placed 

 011 the line of the artery. For bleed- 

 ing below the knee, the twisted band- 

 age should be adjusted immediately 

 above the knee, or the knee can be 

 bent over the knot or pad and fas- 

 tened firmly. 



For bleeding from the head or neck, 

 naturally we cannot put the twisted 

 bandage round the neck. We must 

 pad and bandage firmly over the 

 wound, if it is on the head, and in 



. t FIG. 46. Showing how a 



the neck press our fingers into the bandage may be used to stop 



wound itself, and directly above and bleeding from an artery in the 



below the wound. 



The twisted bandage is so important that children should 

 be frequently practised in its use. 



5. Bleeding from the Veins. First place the person 

 in a lying-down position and raise the bleeding part; then 



