His hand, forearm, arm, etc., were
rapidly drawn in, and he was carried around until his shoulder
came to a large beam, where the body was stopped by resistance
against the beam, fell to the floor, and the arm and scapula were
completely avulsed and carried on beyond the beam. In this case,
also, the man experienced little pain, and there was
comparatively little hemorrhage. Maclean reports the history of
an accident to a man of twenty-three who had both arms caught
between a belt and the shaft while working in a woolen factory,
and while the machinery was in full operation. He was carried
around the shaft with great velocity until his arms were torn off
at a point about four inches below the shoulder-joint on each
side. The patient landed on his feet, the blood spurting from
each brachial artery in a large stream. His fellow-workmen,
without delay, wound a piece of rope around each bleeding member,
and the man recovered after primary amputation of each stump.
Will gives an excellent instance of avulsion of the right arm and
scapula in a girl of eighteen, who was caught in flax-spinning
machinery. The axillary artery was seen lying in the wound,
pulsating feebly, but had been efficiently closed by the torsion
of the machinery.
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