Note 41 — PART SECOND. OF PARTICULAR SURGICAL SUBJECTS. (continued 6)

[To obtain a full stream of blood, the lancet should be carried obliquely upwards and outwards, by which means the fibres of the platysma-myoid will be cut across, instead of being divided vertically, and the edges of the incision will retract so as to form a much larger orifice. The pressure below the opening should not be removed until the wound has been closed, to avoid the introduction of air into the vein, an accident which may occur when this precaution is neglected.—ED.]