The American journal of the medical sciences (1827)
[Thorofare, N.J., etc.] Charles B. Slack [etc.] · leaf 408
406 Bibliographical Notices. [April "The means and instruments for temporary suppression of bleeding from wounded arteries, (the most troublesome and also the most formidable occurrence in all cutting operations on the living body,) are few and simple, in the hands of a good surgeon. In amputations… … "On the upper extremity the circulation may be readily arrested with the fingers thus (fig. 20): if their points are properly placed over the artery, a very slight force suffices, and any part of the arm may be selected. "In all amputations of the lower extremity, when such pressure is required, it…
Medicine
Internet Archive · Smithsonian Libraries · Public domain (published before 1931). Free to use for anything.
