First aid to the injured / by a Medical Officer.

  • Medical officer.
Date:
[1910?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: First aid to the injured / by a Medical Officer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the artery, and the other on the opposite side to it, and the two are then tied together at their ends, top and bottom. 8. The Field Tourniquet. 4. The Screw Tourniquet. The figures sufficiently explain the construction of these two tourniquets. The screw tourniquet differs from the field by having a screw by means of which the strap can be further tightened after buckling on. The time a tourniquet may be safely kept on is three hours, t¢ ty] fi Om oe Bae So Fic. 34, Screw TovuRNIQUET. Fic. 35.—Frztp TourRNIQuer. but it is better, if the bleeding has quite stopped, to loosen it slightly after an hour’s application. The Treatment of Constitutional Symptoms.—In order to counteract syncope or fainting due to the loss of blood, the patient must be kept at absolute rest, in a recumbent position, with the feet slightly raised. His clothes should be removed; his body should be wrapped round with warm blankets, and hot- water bottles should be applied to his feet. If able to swallow, stimulants are to be given in small quantities, but only after the hemorrhage has entirely stopped. If the loss of blood has been very excessive, the breathing may be very much. embarrassed, or it may actually stop. Here artificial respiration must be per- formed.
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