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Excerpt from The Modern Treatment of Gunshot Wounds in Military Practice
Hemorrhage from the intercostal arte ries can be effectually checked by tampon ade, using for this purpose an hour glass shaped tampon of iodoform gauze. Rest in the recumbent position, with the chest slightly elevated, is essential in aiding spontaneous arrest of hemorrhage and in the prevention of complications. A rise in the temperature in the first forty-eight hours is no indication of sepsis, as, with few exceptions, it indicates a febrile dis turbance caused by the absorption of fibrin ferment, the so-called fermentation fever. Should later symptoms set in suggestive of septic infection, aspiration should be promptly resorted to, and if not followed by speedy improvement, no time should be lost in subjecting the pa tient to the same medical treatment as advised and practised for empyema, that is,rib - resection, free incision and drainage. The production of an artificial pneumo thorax or hydrothorax by the introduc tion into the pleural cavity on the injured side of a nontoxic gas or filtered atmos pheric air or sterilized water or nontoxic antiseptic solutions has not proved satis factory in the treatment of infra-tho.racic traumatic hemorrhage. From what has been said it is clear that the best treatment in penetrating gunshot wounds of the chest consists in hermetically seal ing the wound of entrance and exit, if such exists, under strict aseptic precau tions, and in watching for and treating subsequent complications as they present themselves.
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Hemorrhage from the intercostal arte ries can be effectually checked by tampon ade, using for this purpose an hour glass shaped tampon of iodoform gauze. Rest in the recumbent position, with the chest slightly elevated, is essential in aiding spontaneous arrest of hemorrhage and in the prevention of complications. A rise in the temperature in the first forty-eight hours is no indication of sepsis, as, with few exceptions, it indicates a febrile dis turbance caused by the absorption of fibrin ferment, the so-called fermentation fever. Should later symptoms set in suggestive of septic infection, aspiration should be promptly resorted to, and if not followed by speedy improvement, no time should be lost in subjecting the pa tient to the same medical treatment as advised and practised for empyema, that is,rib - resection, free incision and drainage. The production of an artificial pneumo thorax or hydrothorax by the introduc tion into the pleural cavity on the injured side of a nontoxic gas or filtered atmos pheric air or sterilized water or nontoxic antiseptic solutions has not proved satis factory in the treatment of infra-tho.racic traumatic hemorrhage. From what has been said it is clear that the best treatment in penetrating gunshot wounds of the chest consists in hermetically seal ing the wound of entrance and exit, if such exists, under strict aseptic precau tions, and in watching for and treating subsequent complications as they present themselves.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Nicholas Senn
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ISBN - 9780331144758
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm
Page Count - 24
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