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CHAPTEE II. 

 DISEASES OF THE ARTERIES AND VEINS. 



ACCIDENTS AND WOUNDS OF ARTERIES. 



IN all cases of accidents or wounds of arteries, where 

 the punctured artery bleeds profusely, the only means 

 of stopping the bleeding will be by ligature. Such 

 cases admit of no delay. Sending for the veterinary 

 surgeon will be of no avail, since his services will not 

 be available in time. Loss of life must take place 

 before many minutes are over in such cases, so that it 

 behoves the stud groom, if he values his master's 

 property, to avail himself of what knowledge lies in 

 his power on this subject, and to make an effort, though 

 a clumsy one, to save the life of his charge. 



I shall only here allude to superficial vessels, since 

 it is not to be supposed that any but the professional 

 man can with safety attempt the operation of tying an 

 artery situated beneath a mass of muscles; for even 

 if he arrived at the artery, he would most likely injure 

 and tear the coats of the artery, or else apply the 

 ligature round the sheath, and thus involve the nerves 

 and vein in either case, creating additional pain and 

 mischief. 



