TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - A Brief History of Vascular Injury A1 - Feliciano, David V. A1 - DuBose, Joseph J. A2 - DuBose, Joseph J. A2 - Teixeira, Pedro G. A2 - Rajani, Ravi R. Y1 - 2023 N1 - T2 - Vascular Injury: Endovascular and Open Surgical Management AB - External hemorrhage from trauma has been described since antiquity.1 Therefore, control of this hemorrhage has been the primary concern of military surgeons and other caregivers for multiple centuries until the first documented arterial repair in 1759.2 According to N.M. Rich, ancient Egyptians, Indians, and Chinese technicians used compression, elevation, hot oil, and topical styptics (astringents), including antimony, copper sulfate, and lead sulfate to control external hemorrhage.3 SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/06 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1200598660 ER -