Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881

by Various

BLEEDING FROM THE ARTERIES IN THE UPPER THIRD OF THE ARM.

Acute flexion of the elbow, simple bending of the forearm upon the upper arm, will suffice. But if there is bleeding from the arteries near the joint of the hand or from any part of the hand, then the hand must also be brought into flexion, and secured by a bandage. (See Fig. 2.) The bandage must always be wrapped around the wound first.

Fig. 2.