The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach ; revised and enlarged by William Spooner.
- Leach, Harry.
- Date:
- 1901
Licence: In copyright
Credit: The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach ; revised and enlarged by William Spooner. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Sometimes, after severe strainiiip^, the patient feels that something has given way suddenly, and is immediately relieved. This is a very dangerous sign, for it indicates that the passage has burst behind the stricture, and that the urine has esca])ed into the neighbouring parts. In a few hours tlie yard begins to swell, the skin becomes tight and shiny, and the patient complains of a burning pain in the crutch. He will be able to pass water, but the relief is only ot a temporary nature. It is necessary in such a case to j)ush an abscess knife deeply into the middle of the fork, behind the purse, tal\in(j care to heep exactly in the rnkhlle line^ in order to give escape to the urine. Small cuts must also be made on each side of the purse, to let out the water there collected. Keep up the strength of your patient with good food and wine or grog, and see that the wounds are well washed with warm Carbolic-acid lotion at least three times a dav. DiUBllIJNC Ok URIXK Hav be caused : — V (1) By Biles. (2) By Stricture. (4) By a Stone in the bladder. In children it may be caused by worms in the lower part of the bowels.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28992349_0162.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
