pressure must be applied at the points near it. Even pressing
with the finger helps greatly to stop the blood from flowing. But if pressure on the site of the wound does not stop the flow of blood, then try to increase the pressure of the fingertip on the point nearest the bleeding, keeping up at the same time the pressure on the point near the artery. And if the bleeding still does not stop, then and only then should the twisted (knotted) band be tried. Remember that the use of the knotted band is dangerous, and it must be employed as the very last thing you resort to, when finger pressure does not bring the desired benefit.
Heed the following warnings: if the band cuts off the flow of blood for a long period, gangrene may set in. It must therefore be loosened completely fifteen minutes after it is tied.
And do not cover the knot with a dressing
When you press with the finger, you must place a pad of sterile gauze upon the wound while the knotted band remains in its place; this helps the blood to clot, and its flow to cease. And when the blood has stopped, a pad of sterile gauze is then used as an unbound dressing.
Bleeding from a vein is far easier than bleeding from an artery: it does not come in gushes, its outcome is safer, and it needs only slight pressure. If the arm is wounded and the hand is not broken, raising it higher than the body helps to lessen the bleeding.
As for the knotted band, it is simply a broad band with which the arm or the thigh is bound very tightly. A rope must never be used — rather a strip of rubber, a necktie, a stocking, or any other band three qirats or more in width.
First: wind the band twice around the arm and knot it; then place a slender rod above the knot (a long pencil may be used for this), then tie it again above the rod.
It also helps to place a wad of papers or dressings (never place a stone, either on the knot or under it); then twist the rod until the band grows tight. Beware of
tightening the knot more than is needed to stop the bleeding — this is an essential thing to know.
Loosen the knot every fifteen minutes, but keep it upon the wound. If the bleeding returns as
before and begins to gush, then count five or six gushes and tighten the knot again. But if the bleeding has stopped, leave off tightening the knot.
Klim
5 — Klim makes sweets and dishes more nourishing
For making sweets — cakes and the like — and dishes that call for milk, use Klim, for it makes them more nourishing and gives them a pleasant flavor. And Klim is most convenient and easy to prepare.
1 — Klim is pure, wholesome milk
2 — Klim keeps its goodness without a refrigerator
3 — Klim always keeps its fine quality
4 — Klim is the excellent milk for children's growth
5 — Klim makes sweets and dishes more nourishing
6 — Klim is the preferred food for feeding children
7 — Klim's special method of packing keeps it wholesome
8 — Klim is subject to strict sanitary supervision at every stage of its preparation
Take pure water, add Klim, then stir — and you obtain pure, wholesome milk
Klim — the purest milk
The preferred brand in every part of the world
KLIM POWDERED WHOLE MILK
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