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either method (a) or (b), Fig. 4. The pressure should 

 always be downwards against the bone and not against 



FIG. 6 



soft muscle. The subclavian artery supplying blood to 

 the arm may be closed by applying pressure in the hol- 

 low just above the collar bone, as shown in Fig. 5. 

 The temporal artery runs up the side of the forehead, 

 and may be closed by applying a pad, as in Fig. 6. 

 The femoral artery runs from the groin down a little 

 inside of the front of the leg about one-third the dis- 

 tance to the knee, then passes through the muscles 

 and approaches the surface again behind the knee. 



FIG. 8 



Pressure applied as at P, Fig. 7, may stop bleeding 

 from a wound above the knee, and a pad applied as in 

 Fig. 8 is applicable for a wound below the knee. 



