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BLEEDING FROM THE NOSE.
M. Negreir communicated a mechanical agency to the
Royal Academie des Sciences of Paris, for arresting el)is-
taxis. I have tried it frequently, in ordinary cases, with
perfect success. He makes the patient stand up, with the
head elevated; the nostril from which the blood flows, is
compressed by the finger, and the corresponding arm is
directed to be raised perpendicularly, and to be kept in
that position for about four minutes. The explanation
given by M. Negrier, of this fact, is as follows:--When
an individual stands in the ordinary posture, with his
arms hanging down, the force required to propel the
blood through his upper extremities, is about half that
which would be required if his arms were raised per-
pendicularly above his head. But, since the force that
sends the blood through the carotid arteries is the same
as that which causes it to circulate through the arteries
of the arm, and there is nothing in the mere position of
the arms above the head, to stimulate the heart to
increased action; it is evident, that a less vigorous cir-
culation through the carotids, must result from the
increased force required to carry on the circulation
through the upper extremities.
Dr. Dain reports several severe cases of nasal haemor-
rhage, which he completely arrested, and when the
bleeding was from both nostrils, by compressing the
nostrils and raising both arms above the head.
Should these measures fail, a different class of agen-
cies must be resorted to; recourse should be had to
astringent injections. A very distinguished physician,
usually employs a strong solution of alum, in the pro-
portion of fifteen or twenty grains, or even more, to the
fluid ounce, with almost uniform success. Kino, cate-
chu, or extract of rhatany, may be added to this solu-478
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Massie, J. Cam. A Treatise on the Eclectic Southern Practice of Medicine, book, 1854; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth143817/m1/478/: accessed April 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries.