Observations on the medical effects of compression by the tourniquet.

  • Kellie, George, -1829.
Date:
1797
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Credit: Observations on the medical effects of compression by the tourniquet. 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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    [ 8! ] right arm, fucceeded by a return of pain in the elbow, wrift, and knee of the fame fide. Thirty-five minutes after fix, pains are very fevere ; heat great; face very much fluflied ; pulfe 120, full and ftrong. The right fub- clavian was now comprefled. The compref- fion was continued half an hour ; the pains of elbow and wrift now entirely ceafed, but that of the knee continued without altera- tion; the pulfe fell to 112. The tourniquet was then removed from the arm, and applied to the right thigh ; and in fifteen minutes the pain entirely left the knee, and the pulfe was 104: the comprefiion was then difcontinued. At eight o’clock, remains free of pain; fkin cool; pulfe 100. Sumat mox pulv. Do- ve ri ; atque eras mane, pulv. jalapii comp., . 5j. « * February (>. Was again attacked about mid- F night