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tinned inflammation and soreness may ensue and 

 sometimes even blood poison may develop. Blood 

 poisoning has often compelled the amputation of a part 

 or a whole of an arm or a leg, and is not an infrequent 

 cause of death. 



Cuts are sometimes deep enough to sever a vein. 

 Persons thus injured should lie down and have clean, 

 cold, damp cloths pressed firmly against the wound. 

 This will often stop the bleeding or cause it to be 

 retarded until some one comes who knows just what 

 to do. If the doctor's arrival is long delayed and the 

 loss of blood seems alarming, a bandage may be fastened 

 on firmly enough to stop the flow of blood. It should 

 not, however, be placed between the wound and the 

 heart. The dark color and the^ steady flow of blood 

 indicate that a vein has been 

 cut. When an artery has been 

 severed, the blood is of a bright 

 red color and comes out in jets. 



When a wound is deep enough 



Jrtery--\ Pljg^^^ to cut an artery, if it be in an 

 arm or a leg, the following is an 

 excellent way to stop the bleed- 

 ing. Make a pad of a towel 

 or something round and hard 

 Knot t ^ d ^ t Arte 'y tied in a cloth. Bind this with 

 a handkerchief around the limb 

 near the wound and between it and the heart. If 

 such a bandage does not stop the bleeding, loosen the 



