Volume 185001

Household surgery; or hints on emergencies / [John Flint South].

  • John Flint South
Date:
1850
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Household surgery; or hints on emergencies / [John Flint South]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and then, if the ends of the plaster do overlap, it forms a tight band, which, at the least, causes unnecessary pain, even if it do not set up, as it sometimes does, greater mischief, If common sticking-plaster, or strapping, as it is generally called, be not at hand, various simple substitutes may be employed. Court-plaster, in strips, may be laid across the wound. A coarser proceeding, but of the same kind, is, drawing out some thin bands of tow, winding them light] y round the part, and then smearing with gum- water till the tow stick. I have often, when a boy, had my cut fingers treated and quickly cured in this way. Isinglass-plaster may also be used. White of egs, smeared on linen, will also answer the same purpose. If, however, none of these Materials be at hand, we can manage pretty well by carefully winding a bit of soft linen round the part; the oozing from the wound quickly moistens it, and, as it dries, the linen sticks firmly together. Whenever a part has been completely swathed with either of these dressings, it will be necessary to watch whether it become painful by the swell- ing rendering the bandage tight. If it do become painful, the bandage should not be at ance taken off, but the blade of a pair of scissors should be carefully run beneath it, and divide it tom end to end on the opposite side to the wound. Chis generally gives instant relief, and the dress- F2
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