The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach ; revised by William Spooner.

Date:
1900
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Credit: The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach ; revised by William Spooner. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    tilt ions or poultices, (’liange the dressing as seldom as possible, and keep the injured part perfectly quiet by a carefully iq)[)lied bandage. Continue the dressing of carbolic oil and the bandage till the wound is nearly healed. If it heal too slowly, a little basilicon ointiiieiit will hasten the process. If it heal too quickly and proud flesh form, touch the elevated portions with a stick of nitrate of silver or ])lue vitriol. N.l>.—If von have no carbolic oil at v hand, friar’s balsam, or lint kept wet with cold water, may be used instead. If there be any foul smell, dust a little iodoform over the part. 1‘iEUCEi) ^^'ou^'l)S OR Stars.—These are much more dangerous than clean cuts, on account of their depth. Vital parts may be injured, the point of the weapon may break off and be left in the wound, and these wounds are very likely to be followed by inflam- mation, fever, and deep abscesses. Treatment.—At first, lint dipped in carbolic acid lotion (Xo. 14) should be applied and kept con- stantly wet. AVith this simple treatment the wound will occasionally heal. If, however, it throbs, and is hot and painful, matter is about to form. Hot ])Oultice3 should then be applied, and changed fre<[uently. If the ])atient be feverish, he must liave a free purge, and then take the fever mixture three times a day ([)age Keceipt Xo. 2). Poisoned Wounds.—The most simple are those caused liy stings of bees, was2')s, hornets, and other insects.
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