This section is from the book "A Manual Of Practical Therapeutics", by Edward John Waring. Also available from Amazon: A Manual of Practical Therapeutics.
- 1, to weaken the action of the heart, and the consequent force of the circulation; 2, to lessen the quantity of blood in the system; 3, to cause a derivation of blood from other parts to that whence the blood issues; 4, to promote absorption of medicines internally administered; 5, to impoverish the blood in the quantity of fibrin and globules. This point is best exemplified by the following table by Andral: -
A strong man aged | After the first bleeding. | After the second bleeding. | After the third bleeding. | |
Water........................ | ||||
Globules and Fibrine.............. | ||||
Albumen.................................. | ||||
Salts, &c................................... | ||||
* Clin. Lect., vol. i. p. 486.
 
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