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ternut bark. Fill a kettle with this bark, chopped fine, cover with water, 
and let it simmer slowly, adding water as it evaporates, until a strong tea 
is made. Apply with aswab. This will both keep the wound clean and 
prevent the flies from infesting it, two very important points. 
INCISED WOUNDS, OR CLEAN CUTS. 
Incised wounds are those in which a clean cut is made, without lacera- 
tion, by some sharp-edged instrument. 
TREATMENT.—In many cases the lips of the wound close and heal 
without treatment. In other cases .calendula-lotion will be found an excel- 
lent external application. If the wound fails to yield to this treatment, 
the surgeon must join the lips by some process, and it is advised to call 
him at first in case of severe cuts. If the loss of blood be considerable, 
give tonics to restore the strength, such as cinchona. 
Bleeding is generally of little consequence unless a large artery be 
cut, which is indicated by spurts of bright-scarlet blood, then the mouth 
of the artery should be seized at once with forceps, and a ligature be put 
around it. If this be impracticable, put tow in the wound and hold it with 
a bandage. Pieces of lint soaked in a lotion of millefolium, one part of 
the strong tincture to nine of water, may be put in the wound, to the bot- 
tom, and be left until-the healing of the wound pushes them out; this will 
be better than the tow. Cold water dashed on the part will often stop 
bleeding; as also will strong alcohol. If bleeding will not stop after the 
lips of the wound have been held together, and the attendant has no ready 
means for tying the artery, he should apply pressure firmly on the blood- 
vessel above the wound (toward the heart) by passing a bandage around 
the affected member, with a stone or walnut resting on the artery, then 
putting a stick underneath and twisting the bandage until the flow stops. 
Severe bleeding from a vein (indicated by a constant, not spurting stream) 
maybe checked by like pressure applied dé/ow the wound. If flies lay eggs 
"in the wound, wash with a lotion of carbolic acid. Read the note under 
Contused Wounds upon the use of the decoction of butternut bark. 
PUNCTURED WOUNDS OR PRICKS, 
Punctured wounds have small openings, but are usually deeper and 
more serious than others, They are made with pitchforks, nails, thorns, 
splinters, crockery, and the like. 
TREATMENT.—Remove thorns, splinters, or other foreign body from 
the wound. If the injury is not near a joint, or has not penetrated a ten- 
don, it is best to lay open the wound and make an ordinary incised wound, 
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