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Excerpt from Conservative Surgery on the Battlefield and First Aid to the Wounded Aatotransfasion.-in threatening danger to life from hemorrhage much can be gained from autotransfu sion. The exclusion from the general circulation of unessential parts of the body will often secure for the vital organs an adequate blood supply. Auto transfusion for this purpose is secured promptly and efficiently by elastic constriction of one or more extremities at their base. This can be accomplished by Esmarch's constrictor, suspenders, or in the absence of elastic material, by the use of the Spanish wind lass. According to the urgency of the symptoms presented, the base of one or more extremities is constricted after rendering the limb comparatively bloodless by elevation. By exclusion of the circula tion from one or more extremities, intravascular pressure compatible with essential functions is re stored and life is bridged over for a sufficient length of time for the employment of remedies of more lasting value. 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.