The conductor and containing splints; or, a description of two instruments, for the safer conveyance and more perfect cure of fractured legs: to which is now added, an account of two tourniquets upon a new construction / [Jonathan Wathen].

  • Wathen, Jonathan
Date:
1781
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The conductor and containing splints; or, a description of two instruments, for the safer conveyance and more perfect cure of fractured legs: to which is now added, an account of two tourniquets upon a new construction / [Jonathan Wathen]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1 E 5. ] liable to no fach confufion of thought, and has every convenience and affiilance, that can be wanted, ready at hand. It is under the former circumftances, that the ufe of the Tourniquet is of the higheft importance : fgr, by the appli¬ cation of it, the patient is fecured from the danger of a mortal haemorrhage; and the furgeon relieved from the ne- ceffity of haftily performing an operation, in the midfl of fo much difturbance, and when he is not fufficiently provided for the purpofe. I have not given a particular de- fcription of thefe Tourniquets, becaufe a view of the annexed plates, if a fight of the inftruments themfelves is not to be obtained, will afford a better idea of their'ftrudure and ufe, than could be conveyed by any merely verbal ac¬ count. It is evident, they are formed upon the fame principle as that of the Con- duftor. » »
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