LECTURE XXII.

Simple injuries to the chest from sword or knife; involving the lung;

wound not to be probed; to be closed by a continuous suture; patient to

lie on the wounded side. Treatment of incised wounds of greater extent;

not to be examined by the probe or finger; absolute quietude necessary;

to relieve the oppression in breathing; to suppress hemorrhage; closure

of the wound; secretion of fluid into the cavity; necessity for a

depending opening. Illustrative cases. Ecchymosis, pathognomonic of

blood effused into the chest. Conclusions, six in number. pp. 414-425

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