First aid to the injured : with special reference to accidents occuring in the mountains : a handbook for guides, climbers and travellers / by Oscar Bernhard ; tr. from the German by Michael G. Foster.

  • Bernhard, Oskar, 1861-1939.
Date:
1900
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: First aid to the injured : with special reference to accidents occuring in the mountains : a handbook for guides, climbers and travellers / by Oscar Bernhard ; tr. from the German by Michael G. Foster. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    The exact situation of these arteries can only be fully taught by demonstrations in ambulance classes. Bleeding at the throat can be stopped by com- pressing the artery against the backbone and main- taining the pressure, [n bleeding from the shoulder the artery must be sought for just above the middle of the collar bone and pressure then made upon it directly downv^ards, compressing it against the first rib. In the arm and the leg the bleeding may be stopped by tying a fair, sized flat stone over the trunk of the artery. If this does not succeed tlie limb must be tighth- tied round with an elastic band or Tndia-rubbei' tube. In tlie event of neither of these being at hand, a liandkerchief may be used which can be tightened by passing a stick through the ends and twisting it. Esmarch's braces, which are w^orn b> many travellers, are v^ry useful for this purpose. They consist of a broad elastic band and in apply- ing them care should be taken that the band is apphed to the limb as flat as possible and not rolled up or twisted. It should be remem- bered, however, that tying up a limb is not with- out its own dangers, and should only be resorted to when the bleeding directly threatens life. The danger consists in the fact that after the limb has been tied up for from 272 to, at the outside, 3V2 hours, there is great probability of mortif]cation