Famous airmen and their equipment [electronic resource] : with some notes on first-aid in emergencies (1912)
Burroughs Wellcome and Company · London : Burroughs Wellcome · leaf 69
(Cert. Av.) NOTES ON FIRST-AID For the bites of spiders, mosquitoes, etc., a solution of carbolicacid, or carbolic acid ointment should be applied. Thepain and swelling resulting from such bites may be relieved bythe application of menthol to the affected part. … Wounds and the Arrest ofBleeding When severe bleeding from a wound occurs,prompt action is imperative. The blood froma cut artery is of a bright red colour, andspurts out in jets, whilst that from a veinis bluish and dark, and flows more slowly. A pad of several thicknesses of Tabloid Boric Lint…
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