WOUNDS > &C. 79 



N. B. As sprains are attended with inflammation,* which 

 should be got rid of in the first place by fomenting with warm 

 water four or five times a day, and the following lotion applied : 



Extract of lead, two ounces 

 water, one pint. 



Should any stiffness remain after the inflammation has totally 

 subsided, apply a blister. 



WOUNDS, AND TO STOP AN EFFUSION 

 OF BLOOD. 



If an artery is wounded, it may be known (as before observed) 

 by the blood gushing out (riot flowing regularly) and assuming 

 a florid appearance. If a vein is wounded, the blood will be 

 darker coloured and flow regularly. 



Wounds may be divided into two classes incised, or those 

 cut with a sharp instrument ; and contused, or those inflicted 

 with any thing blunt or heavy, 



Slight wounds require little or no attention ; but supposing 

 a serious incised wound, the first opperation should be cutting, 

 or rather shaving, the hair from around the wound, when, if the 

 blood continues to flow, it should be stopped by filling the 

 wound with bits of sponge or dry lint ; if the wound be in the 

 limbs, a bandage tied very tight just above the wound will ma- 

 terially assist in stopping the flow of blood, should not the 



See also the article Inflammation," page 81. 



