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Studies were carried out on venous bloods obtained from limbs in which the circulation was cut off for periods of 2 to 5 minutes by means of a sphygomomanometer cuff. Such bloods were studied for their cell volume, oxygen capacity, and plasma proteins. Control Moods were obtained from the opposite limb where no compression was made.
No changes in the constituents studied were observed in cases where “complete compression” was used and we are forced to conclude that short periods of so called “complete block” do not produce a shift of water either from or to the tissues.
The practical application of the above is emphasized.
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