The surgeon's handbook on the treatment of wounded in war : a prize essay / by Friedrich Esmarch ; translated by H.H. Clutton.

  • Esmarch, Friedrich von, 1823-1908.
Date:
1878
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Credit: The surgeon's handbook on the treatment of wounded in war : a prize essay / by Friedrich Esmarch ; translated by H.H. Clutton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    CONTENTS. I. THE DRESSING OF WOUNDS. (BANDAGES AND SPLINTS.) Page A. General rules for the treatment of wounds and injuries 1 B. The covering of wounds 2 C. The cleansing of wounds and their vicinity 4 D. The reduction of heat 8 E. The hermctical sealing of wounds ' 11 F. Lister's antiseptic method of dressing . . 12 G. The union of wounds 16 H. The bandaging 19 J. The handkerchief-bandages 22 K. Splints 26 1. Wooden splints 26 2. Paste-board splints 29 3. Metal splints 32 4. Temporary splints 34 L. The hardening bandages 39 1. The starch bandage 39 2. The silica bandage 40 3. The guttapercha bandage 41 4. The plaster of Paris bandage 41 M. Dressings for the head 48 A. Bandages 48 B. Handkerchief bandages 50 C. The head-net 52 N. Dressings for the face 52 Bandages and handkerchief bandages 53 0. Dressings for the neck 54 P. Dressings for the upper extremity 54 1. Bandaging 54 2. Handkerchief bandages 54 3. Dressings for injuries of different parts of the upper extremity , . , 58