Hints to travellers, scientific and general (1901)
Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) · London, The Royal Geographical Society · leaf 245
l of the pressure, the haemorrhage seems to have ceased (as judged by the pad which has been kept in position not trickling with blood), apply a large pad of wool over the original dressing, and bandage this firmly. Dress the wound very carefully on the third day. If, on the other hand, in spite of… … Method of Compressing the Main Artery of the Thigh. To twist a vessel, seize the bleeding point between the blades of the artery forceps, then, by twisting the instrument round three or four times, the vessel will become blocked or closed, and the forceps may be taken off in the course of ten…
