Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-17
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TO STOP BLEEDING.
TREATMENT NEEDED IN THE CASE
OF ACCIDENTAL HEMORRHAGE.
Valuable Hints for All Son-Profes-
sionals-When Arteries are Wounded.
Bleeding From Vcins-IinprovisinS a
Tourniquet-The Physician.

Tourniquet.-The Physician.
When profuse heraorrhage from wounded
blood vessel occurs, the beholder, be ht
friend or stranger, is i'll many instances Sc
terror-stricken he loses all presence Of mind
and thus many lives have been sacrificed
which might have been saved by timely in
tervention In nearly all cases of henorrhagt
much more apprehension IS excited than i
warranted The amount of blood actually
lost is generally much overestinated. There
is q common expression, "a little blood makes
q great show" This is quite true; for 8
small quantity will soil much clothing, and
but little need be added to a basin of water tc
render it very high colored. 1t is well to re
member that about one-cighth of the weight
of the human body is blood; i'll other words
that. in person Of average sizc, there arr
from sixteen to eighteen pints. In health q
pint-evcn a quart-of blood can be with
drawn from the vessels without injury, and
doubtless il but few cases would loss Of one
third the entire amount contained III the body
prove fatal
From this statement it must not be inferred
that when hcmorrhage occurs treatment may
be leisurely applied; far from it. The bleed
ing should in all cases be Immediately ar
rested if possible. The reader should know,
however. how great loss can be sustained
without life being threatened, for it is often
the fear Of immediate death that is terror
ling. ard renders one powerless in such emer-
gencics.
WIEN ARTERIES ARE WOUNDED.
An artery l. known TO have been wounded
when blood Of bright red color spurts out
in jets. corresponding to the beats Of the pulse.
If a vein is opened dark red blood flows from
the wound in n steady stream. Bleeding from
wounded arteries is in nearly all instances by
far the Iaost dangerous. In cases Of hem
orrhaGc at I'll profusc, firm pressure should
be instantly made directly upon the bleed
ing part. The next step TO take will depend
upon tie situation and character Of the
wound If the injury is on either Of the
limbs, and IS severe, it is always wen to have
the IA lent placed fat on his back, ana the
injured member elevated and supported by
an assistant During this procedure the
bleeding must be prevented by unrelaxcd
pressure If a small artery has been cut. it
viii be known By the size Of the jet which
spurtcd out when the wound was received.
In such eases, band2ging directly over the
wound VIII often control the hemorrhage A
pad should be made a little larger than the
cut, By folding or rolling firmly a piece of
cloth. This, when ready, should be placed
over the wound, The fingers which have pre-
viously grasped it being quickly lifted up for
the purpose, and IS quickly should they renew
their pressure on the pad. Over this band
ace can then be applied, piece of sheet three
or four inches wide, and five or six feet long,
being used.
If the bleeding has entirely ceased, TO wet
and keep this bandage saturated with cold
water, and the limb supported is all that
there remains to do. II, however, the bleed
ing persists, then the treatment to be advised
when q large artery IS wounded must be en-
rloycl. II such cases 10 attempt should be
made 10 permanently arrest the hemo.rhage
by bandaring the wound, but between it and
the body, around tie limb, a firm bandagc,
twisted handkerchief, large cord or piece Of
rubber tubing should be drawn tightly ard
tied in knot, to shut OF the supply Of blood
Not until this is efTectually done should pres
sure of the fingers on the bleeding part be re-
Taxed. In eases where the wound is large
ard several small arteries are opened and
pressure with The fingers does not control the
bleeding, then the ligaturc should be applied
above the INJURY. Bleeding from small veins
is generally easily controlled by bandaging
over the wound. When, however, important
vessels are opened, as is sometimes the case
with enlarged veins Of the LEG, then the blood
should lie cat of from the bleeding part by
tightly bandaSing, not between it and the
body, but between the wound and the ex-
tremity. This simple law may be easily OK
planned; the blood goes to the extrcrnities
through the arteries, but returns through the
veins.
DiPGOVISING 4 TOUGNIQUET
To control hcmoiTha%e in some sitdationsis
more difficult than in others. If Il large ar
tory is opened above the knee or elbow, it is
doubtful If jaHda~e can be drawn tightly
enough 20 cut OF the blood between the wound
and The body without improvising tourni-
quet. To 90 this is easy, however \ com
mon handkerchief can be tied loosely around
the leg or arm and the sack taken I'D by
twisting with n cane or stick until sufficient
pressure IS czerted TO prevent the passage of
blood to the wound. The advice of DR.. Hope
is well worth remembering: If YOU be by
yourself in the fields, and get a severe cut
with scythe, or IN any sudden emergency,
such as n. railway accident, use the remedy
which has saved many life on. the field of
battle Take handful Of dry earth. put this
on tothc wound and grasp tightly till Won
call some assistance As previously stated.
il nearly all cases Of hcmorrhage from wounds
there is 10 necessity for the alarm often
shown. especially as fear often pervcrts the
Judgment Of those who could much more
serve the tuc interests OF the sufferer by
keeping cool and collected
IN all emergencies z physician should be
Immediately sent for II the hlp,,Ii ~ Is CON,
trolled 10y pressure of the fingers. all other
operations which follow can beGon, leis1rclv.
rs there Is 10 urgent haste and none should bo
indul~cl in. Bleeding from the nose. unless
it be profuso and prolonged. requires Little in
terfcrcnce. Professor Henry J. Bicclow's
treatment for noSebleod Is: Keep the head
erect, place a basin under the chin for the
blood 10 run into, and then the ratient should
take several deep Inspirations. filling the chest
fully at each breath. In most cases by this
treatment tie bleeding viii soon cease. Bath
ing the neck and face with cold water, or ar,-
plying ice to the nose is often advantageous.
Plugging the nose with cotton might he tried.
but rarely viii II prove eiTectual. for the
blood usually flows back into the throat. In
urgent cases = physician should be sent for
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