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The art of surgery; in which is laid down such a general idea of the same, as is founded upon reason, confirmed by practice, and farther illustrated with many singular and rare cases medico-chirurgical ... / [Daniel Turner].

  • Turner, Daniel, 1667-1741.
Date:
1741
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Credit: The art of surgery; in which is laid down such a general idea of the same, as is founded upon reason, confirmed by practice, and farther illustrated with many singular and rare cases medico-chirurgical ... / [Daniel Turner]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    tinuance of fo ftri& a Ligature made by a narrow Filleting, to the Time appointed, had inevitably coft the Lofs of his Limb, if it had been that way poffible (which yet was unlikely, all Things confider’d) he could have compounded for his Life. A couple of hard Tents, of Size propor- tionate in Length and Thicknefs, arm’d with the ReftriGive, and introduc’d at each Orifice, where Neceflity fo required, had anfwer’d the End of more than twenty thus cram’d on each other out of Sight or Reach. ; Wounds of We fhall confider next the Wounds of the the Joints. %oints, which, by Reafon of their Make or Com- pofition, are attended with many dangerous Symptoms, and bad Events, viz. Pain, Fever, Convulfion, Inflammation, Abfcefs, Gangrene, large Flux of Blood, wounded Tendons, Synovias, or Gleetings of the nutritious Fuice, Fiftulas, Atrophy and Confumption ; paffing by the ftiff and ufelefs Limbs, Lofs of the fame fometimes, and fre- quently of Life alfo: To provide againft all which, there is Need, certainly, of our greateft Judgment or Skill, and Circumfpection. In the incifed Wounds of thefe Parts, unlefs the Flux of Blood be fo important as to call for your immediate Help, you are to few up the fame, and taking good hold with your Needle, but avoiding the nervous Parts with the Point thereof : This done, applying proper Reftriétives: or dry Dreffings, as the Hemorrbege may require at your firft Application, with Comprefs wrung out of Oxycrate cum Alb. Ov. and fprinkled with’ Farina Volatilis, you make then your Bandage, pafling your double-headed Roller after fuch man- ner both above and below, when upon the Arm (the fame kept upon a Semiflexure, if nota right Angle) that the Olecranon, or Point of nee ate |