Five Cases of Injury to Main Vessels Occurring in Civil Practice

Case 1.?W. L., male, aged 38. The right forearm was crushed while he was at work in a mine. He continued work, but by night the arm had become very painful. He noticed that it was " swollen and hard." Pain continued all night, and next day he could not move his wrist and fingers. When he came to the Cardiff Royal Infirmary his right forearm was very swollen and very tense and particularly hard on the flexor aspect. The skin was unbroken, and there was no evidence of bruising. The right hand was slightly swollen. It was pale, and exhibited purplish mottling in places. No pulse could be felt at the wrist. Only the very slightest movement of the wrist and fingers was possible. The fingers were anaesthetic. On the way to the theatre an X-ray was taken. There