CHAPTER IV. Injuries to the Blood Vessels

INJURIES TO THE BLOOD VESSELS

Nature of lesions; contusion, laceration, perforation--Results of injuries--Primary haemorrhage--Recurrent haemorrhage--Secondary haemorrhage--Treatment of haemorrhage--Traumatic aneurisms--Arterial haematoma--True traumatic aneurism--Aneurismal varix and varicose aneurism--Conditions affecting development--Effects of aneurismal varix or varicose aneurism on the general circulation--Prognosis and treatment of aneurismal varix--Prognosis and treatment of varicose aneurism--Gangrene after ligation of arteries 112