The New York Medical Journal, 1875, Vol. 21 (Classic Repr...
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Excerpt from The New York Medical Journal, 1875, Vol. 21
The skin, when exposed after the removal of the bandage, is seen to be blanched and anaemic, and, when the deeper tissues are cut into, they are found to be nearly or quite bloodless. The vessels, both arterial and venous, are almost absolutely empty, so that an amputation of the thigh, for ex ample, can be performed without the loss of more than five or ten drops of blood. This bloodle...