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parts should be kept in position by means of collodion, or styptic 

 colloid, with absolute rest. If inflammation and suppuration 

 supervene, the treatment must be changed to one promoting the 

 separation of a slough and the growth of healthy granulation. 

 Irrigation with warm water and the application of the zinc and 

 lead lotion, carbolic acid, and other antiseptics are best adapted 

 for this purpose. 



The treatment of gunshot wounds should be similar to that 

 of contused and punctured wounds. If the lead is still in the 

 body it should be -removed by incision, forceps, or otherwise. If 

 it cannot be removed without a very large incision, it is best to 

 allow it to remain. It will generally be brought within reach 

 by the contraction and by the flow of the pus, or it may be in- 

 cysted and give no further trouble. If a ball lodges in the sub- 

 stance of a bone, it should be removed by a trephine, or death 

 of the bone will follow. Wounds in the abdominal parietes, if 

 shallow, should be allowed a free escape of pus, otherwise the 

 pus will l)urrow between the abdominal fascia and muscles. It 

 may be necessary in some cases to dilate the opening. The hair 

 should be clipped from around the wound, and it should be kept 

 perfectly clean. The deeper punctures must be treated with a 

 view of preventing the escape of the intestines. The discharge 

 must have free exit, and the weakened walls should be supported 

 by a broad bandage sewed around the body. The bandage should 

 be of a thin substance, so that the pus can easily pass through. 

 When the peritoneal cavity is actually penetrated, or even when 

 nearly so, the treatment should be directed to lessening the dan- 

 ger of peritonitis. Purgatives are to be withheld; an ounce of 

 tincture of opium should be given and the bowels emptied by 

 enemas. Incised wounds upon the belly are to be treated with 

 strong sutures, the collodion paste, and broad bandage around 

 the body. The result of wounds in this region is the production 

 of a hernia. 



In treating frost bites, cold applications should first be used. 

 If sloughing has commenced, poultices should be used. The 



