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390 ACCIDENTS IN THE EXTRACTION OF TEETH.

a lack of tone in the soft parts—a soft, flabby condi-

tion ; the skin pale, and devoid of the bright, vital
appearance; the eyes and hair of light color; and the
flow of saliva and mucus abundant. Besides these
indications, much may be learned sometimes by pro-
perly directed inquiries of the patient in regard to a
disposition to hemorrhage on being wounded, either
in his own case, or in that of his relatives ; if in the
former, under what circumstances ; whether from an
extensive or slight wound ; from large or small ves-
sels—from arteries or veins ; or, whether it occurred

immediately, or after the lapse of some time. If the
patient has never met with an accident sufficient
to occasion excessive hemorrhage, and any of his
relatives have, and a tendency to bleeding is sus-
pected in the case, the operator should ascertain
whether there is a similarity of temperament and
constitutional tendencies between the patient and
such relative.
There are certain conditions in which excessive
hemorrhage would be more likely to occur than in
as, for instance, when there is an accidental
others ;
relaxation, or deficient tone, in the system, especially
the vascular; and also, when there is a suppres-
sion of any periodical discharges. There may be
excessive hemorrhage from a ruptured vessel when

there is no constitutional hemorrhagic tendency.