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compress

'A soft mass of linen, lint or other material formed into a pad, which, by the aid of a bandage, can be made to press upon any part; used for compressing an artery, for for keeping a dressing, plaister, etc., in its place, applying medicinal agents, and the like' (OED )

Category: Treatments
Sub category: General

16 documents found with this item tagged. See below for the various ways that this item has been used in the the documents.

[DOC ID:114] flannel Compresses on page (2)
[ID:114] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr William Wilson / Regarding: Mrs Hamilton (Patient) / 1 April 1781 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:3691] compress on page (8)
[ID:3691] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr Malcolm Laing (Patient) / 24 March 1774 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:2578] Lint on page (2)
[ID:2578] From: Mr Alexander Thomson / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Alexander Thomson (Patient) / 14 March 1785 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:4654] Compress and Bandage on page (3)
[ID:4654] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr John Heysham / Regarding: Captain Holmes (Patient) / 30 June 1783 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:5539] a situation to admit of a little compression on page (3)
[ID:5539] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr William Russell (Russel; of Newbottle; later of Brancepeth Castle) / Regarding: Miss Margaret Russell (Russel; later Mrs, then Lady Drummond.) (Patient) / 30 September 1787 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:5539] by a proper bandage to give a little compression on page (3)
[ID:5539] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr William Russell (Russel; of Newbottle; later of Brancepeth Castle) / Regarding: Miss Margaret Russell (Russel; later Mrs, then Lady Drummond.) (Patient) / 30 September 1787 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:4196] applied a bandage & Compress to the Rectum on page (2)
[ID:4196] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Thomas Livingston / Regarding: Earl James Boyd Hay (15th Earl of Erroll, Lord Erroll, Lord Errol) (Patient) / December? 1777? / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:3228] restrictive bandage and Dressing applyed to them by gentle com¬ press on page (1)
[ID:3228] From: Mr Paul Kearsley / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Miss Margaret Russell (Russel; later Mrs, then Lady Drummond.) (Patient) / 24 September 1787 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:828] compress on page (3)
[ID:828] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr Knox (Patient), Mrs Knox (Patient) / July 1772 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:828] compress of Linnen on page (3)
[ID:828] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr Knox (Patient), Mrs Knox (Patient) / July 1772 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:828] compress on page (4)
[ID:828] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr Knox (Patient), Mrs Knox (Patient) / July 1772 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:4966] Compress on page (2)
[ID:4966] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr S J / Regarding: Mr S J (Patient) / 10 January 1785 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:4231] compress on page (1)
[ID:4231] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Anonymous (Patient) / 13 March 1778 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:86] dressed with a pledget covered with ointment prescribed below on page (3)
[ID:86] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Miss Monro (Patient) / 18 April 1770 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:3978] small compress on page (1)
[ID:3978] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr John Mudie (Moodie) / Regarding: Anonymous (Patient) / 1 January 1777 / (Outgoing)