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Title: First book on anatomy, physiology, and hygiene : for grammar schools and families
Year: 1849 (1840s)
Authors: Cutter, Calvin, 1807-1873? Cutter, Calvin, 1807-1873?. First book on anatomy and physiology
Subjects: Hygiene Anatomy Physiological Phenomena
Publisher: Boston : Mussey
Contributing Library: U.S. National Library of Medicine
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bly, and the pulse will become weak. 2d. When the blood is made impure by inhaling vitiated air,the action of the heart and arteries is diminished, which pro-duces an effect similar to that which takes place when blood isdrawn from a vein. 210. When large blood-vessels are wounded or cut, the Give illustration. 208. What is better for cold feet and hands than warming bitters ? Give observation. 209. What effect have the quantityand quality of the blood upon the circulatory vessels ? Give illustration1st. Illustration 2d. 210. What is necessary when large blood-vessels arewounded or cut ? 72 ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND HYGIKNK. flow of blood must be immediately stopped, or the personwill soon die. If a large artery is wounded, the blood will bethrown out in jets, or jerks, every time the pulse beats. Theflow of blood can be stopped until a surgeon arrives, either bycompressing the vessel between the wound and the heart, or bycompressing the end of the divided artery in the wound. Fig. 45.
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Fig. 44. The track of the large artery of the arm. 1, The collar-bone. 9, 10, The\arge artery of the arm. Fig. 45. B, The manner of compressing the artery near the collar-bone. A, Themanner of compressing the large artery of the arm, with the fingers. C, The mannerof compressing the divided extremity of an artery in the wound, with a finger. 211. After making compression with the fingers, as describedand illustrated, take a piece of cloth or handkerchief, twist itcornerwise, and tie a hard knot midway between the two ends. What is shown by fig. 44 ? By fig. 45 ? 211. What is to be done aftercompressing the wound, as before described ? HYGIENE OF THE CIRCULATORY ORGANS. 73 This knot should be placed over the aitery, between the woundand the heart, and the ends carried around the limb and looselytied. A stick, five or six inches long, should be placed underthe handkerchief, which should be twisted until the knot hasmade sufficient compression on the artery to allow the removalof the fin

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