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Title: A general system of surgery in three parts : Containing the doctrine and management, I. Of wounds, fractures, luxations, tumours, and ulcers, of all kinds. II. Of the several operations performed on all parts of the body. III. Of the several bandages applied in all operations and disorders. The whole illustrated with thirty eight copper-plates, exhibiting all the operations, instruments, bandages, and improvements, according to the modern and most approved practice : to which is prefixed an introduction concerning the nature, origin, progress, and improvements of surgery : with such other preliminaries as are necessary to be known by the younger surgeons. Being a work of thirty years experience
Year: 1743 (1740s)
Authors: Heister, Lorenz, 1683-1758 Mynde, J
Subjects: Surgery, Operative Surgical instruments and apparatus Bandages and bandaging Surgery General Surgery Bandages
Publisher: London : Printed for W. Innys at the West-End os St. Paul's ... (and four others)
Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
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es we laid down forthe treatment of Wounds of the Abdomen. What remains muft be left to GodsProvidence, and the ftrength of the Patients Conftitution. During the Cure thePatient muft be conftantly kept ftill and low ; if he is of a Plethoric Habit of Bo-dy it will be proper to bleed him, to prevent Inflammation,, and frefh Effulionsof Blood, prefcribing him alfo vulnerary Potions, and giving him daily two orthree Dofes of Lucatellus^s, or Meibomiuis, Balfam •, for thefe Balfams are of greatEfficacy in healing internal Wounds. In hidden Wounds of the Vifcera, thatare not to be difcovered by the Eye or by Feeling, all you can do is to take pro-per care of the external Wounds daily injefting a vulnerary Deco6tion, and keep-ing open a free paffage for the Evacuation of grumous Blood and Matter fromwithin, ordering the fame Regimen to be obferved both with regard to Medicineand Diet, which we advifed above, and leaving the reft to Nature, for Art cangive no farther affiftance. 2 Ex PL A-
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chap. IX. Parts of the Abdomen. 6^ Explanation of the Fifth Plate. Fig. I. defcribes a blunt Iron Needle, to pafs a fine Rag or Skein of Silk,well fauirated with proper Balfams or Ointments, through Gm-Jhot, or otherpervious Wounds., after the manner of a Set on. Fig. 2. An Inflrument to flop the Blood in Wounds of the large Arteries,defcribed in Cia;. II. §8. from our Amendment. AA, A Brafs Plate fomewhat bent. BB, A ftrong Brafs Screw. C, A round Plate of a Thumbs breadth to be fixed upon the Wound. D, The Button which turns the Screw, and prefles the Plate C ftrongly uponthe Wound, EE, A ftrong Leather Belt to furround the wounded Part. FF, Part of the Belt pierced with feveral Holes, by which it may be fixedupon the Hooks GG, and lengthened or fhortened according to the fize of theLimb. Fig. 3. A crooked Knife, with a round blunt Point, to enlarge Wounds ofthe Thorax or Abdomen, where that Operation is required. Fig. 4. A ftrait Knife with a Button on the Point. Fig. 5. A crooked

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