Note (return) — Gilbertus Anglicus (Gilbert of England) (continued 2)

In wounds of the thorax the ordinary dressing of albumen is to be applied, but if blood or pus enters the cavity of the thorax, the patient is directed to bend his body over a dish, twisting himself from one side to another (supra discum10 flectat se modo hac modo ilac vergendo) until he expels the sanies through the wound, and to always lie with the wound dependent until it is completely healed (f. 182d).