The village-pastor's surgical and medical guide, in letters from an old physician to a young clergyman, his son.

  • Skrimshire, F. (Fenwick), 1774 or 1775-1855.
Date:
1838
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The village-pastor's surgical and medical guide, in letters from an old physician to a young clergyman, his son. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    trickle out through all the folds of lint. Our next resource is the introduction into the socket of some escharotic or caustic, in hopes of its reaching the mouth of the wounded vessel, and by destruction of its coats forming an eschar, which will mechanically plug up the wound. For this purpose the former dossils of lint having been removed, fresh ones must be similarly introduced, the first of which may be dipped in oil of vitriol, aquafortis, or a strong solution of lunar caustic, and applied with care by means of forceps, so as not to touch any other part. Over this other dossils of dry lint must be introduced, as just now directed, with a view of combining pres- sure with the escharotic treatment. Should this also fail, the surgeon, who will of course have been summoned as soon as the patient had shown symp- toms of exhaustion from the loss of blood, will, in all probability, proceed to the application of the actual cautery. Generally speaking, the bleeding is to be encou- raged after the application of leeches; and the num- ber of bloody cloths, or the quantity of bloody water in which the sponges have been washed, though sometimes they may excite alarm in the timid, are to be considered by you as no criterion by which to judge of impending danger. When, however, the bleeding has continued as long as the medical adviser has deemed sufficient, the removal of sponges, fomentations, or poultices, by which the bleeding has been encouraged, will of itself in