Tieh Ta Ke: Traditional Chinese Traumatology And First Aid

123 Pages·1987·1.94 MB·English

by  Bob Flaws

TieTha Ke
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(FormeTriltylH eidMt e dicine)
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DEDICATION
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509-68C2E ,w rotPeE lC HIC HINE CHIyNA OF ANG (PRECIFOUOSRU MLAE
FORE MERGNECY)a ndC HIECNH NI IF ANG( PERCIOUSSU PLPEMENTARY
FORMUALE).H isb igorapahnyd w riintghsa vbee ean sourocfei npsriation
tom ei nb otmhy lie fandp raiccteP.e rhapisti sS unS iM iao'si nsistence
ont hei moprntcaeo fh igh medical aelrttuhmii swchsi ciahsn h di sm ost
imoprnttal egatcoyt hec ommerciiazlepdar citceo fm edictiondea y. He
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tehiwre alotrhs ociraaln bku,ts houhledpl t hme aso uro wnf aimyl memebsr
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miseroyf t hep atiteonb te moyw n.
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nesdeoc tso rtoa dvocaa tceo bminatoifoa nc unpcutuarned hetrhbreaalp y.
"Thowsheo a ppleyi thaecru npcutuorrem oxabtouinsa lone noatrb er iialnlt
phsyicnisa.T hiisse spieacltlurye o ft hosweh oa ppleyi thaecru o-xmibustion
ord rutgh reafp aloneA. b rliinlat cdtoomra stebrost ahc uo-xmibusatnido n
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OTHERB OOKBSY B OB FLAWS
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atiocnasn p orvidteh e naomfer se putalbolceap lrc atiiotneorrso nec an
contatchteN atioCnoammli ssifoonrt heC eritciaftioofAn c upucntu,r 5e0
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PREFACTEO THEF IRSTE DITION
Alotuhghs protsm ediciisna e g orwinsgp eciailntc yotn emoprya rwestern
medicparclat icCeh,i ne"sHei tM"e dicidneev,e lobpye da fnodrp rosfseional
maritaalr itstosv esre vecreanlt u(rfiin eost thooufsy aenad)rs,is st her espoi­
toyr ofa numbeorft cehniqoufer se mrakabelfecf aicwyh icahr ea lsloo w
cosatn dl owi ni artogeniimpacct . Bya ndl argteh eayr ee astyo l earn,
havfee wc ontraindaincdad toi onrnoesutq,ri ee laboarppaatrea tuse qouri p­
ment. Ina dtdoiin,C hinemseed icine ihmpaostr anaptne rspiveeco tn the
lonrg��t gee ffe·co tfss eeminmginloyrt arumatici njurwiheiscs hh oludb e
healaesds peedainldcy o mpleatsep loys sible.
Thivso luimse tsheec oinnda serioenss electtoepdii cnCs h iensem edicine.
Iti sa copmendiumm atoaeflr a ibsrtactferdo am n umboefrE nglliasnhg uage
sorucepsl utsh eo railn struocfta i nounm beorfC hinetseea crhsea,n d my
owne xpreienbcoet ahs a marital parratcst itainodin nersrut ctaonrdas a
Chinemseed icparclat itioInte r.i sm eannottt ob ea defiinviett exotn
Chinetsareum at eratmnet. Sucthe xtsd oe xistt heiC nh inese lbauntg uage
havyee tt ob et arnslatiendtE on gliUsnht.si ulc the xatsr eta rnslatietdi ,s
my hotphea tth iasn ds ilmaibro oklmeayt sh eltpo r elveip eaiasn cheaply
anda ss miplays p ossiwbiloteuh td eleerotiuss ideef fecIttsi .sp articularly
addrestsoea dl Al meircna prcatiiotneorfsK ung-afnud o themra irtaalr ts
whom ay bec ausitnhges melvaensdt ehirst udesnertiso ulsog n-etrmh arm
througichn omploertf ea ulitnyj umranyag emnet.
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PREFACTEO T HE SECEODNIDT ION
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conitnuemdy Chinesmeed icale ducatbiootinhn C hinaan di nA meri­
ca.D urintgh atti mIe h avle eranesdom en ewi nrfmotaino andt cehniques
gernmeat oT IEHT A KE andh avea lsgoa inceodn siderabcliyln imcoarle
expreinecei nt hifsi elIdna. dd iitomn anyo thefri nbeo oksC hoinn eMseed­ i
cinhea ve bpeuebnl iswhheidc h uhpa-vrgea ded theo fs lcehvoella arnsdh ip
praicctien t hifsi eilndt heW est.I nt hem eanitme thbioso ik ni tsr sfti
curdee dithiaosnc o ntinsuoallwdle yl l Amteroi nc parcatiiotnewrist ahl ilt s
typ,o esrarta,a ndi·m eprefctniso. ThreefoIr hea ved ecidteodi ssuteh is
revisedi mparvnoedde diiotn.N oto nliys t hef omrat moer commecrially
viabbluetm anyc orreicotnasn da dtdiinosh avbee emna de.I h ope tihtia st
at leaanostth etrh reyee arbse foIra em embarasbsyet dh iesd itaisow ne ll.
Ih avael stoa ketnh iosp portutnoci htayn tghe en ameo ft hibso ofkor mH it
MedicitnoeT ieTha K e.O ringailIl tyoh ugthh aAtm ercianm artiaarlt ists
woulcdos ntittetu hel agresatu diefnocret hiwso rk.H owevre,t hisb ook
hasp rimya breielnp ucrhasebdy parctiiotneorfsa cupcutnuraen dC hinese
mediceivneean s faawra ya sM alaysainadt heP hilippimneesp .o tenStoial
reademrays h avbee eintn iimdatbeydt het iet Hlti Medicitnhei nking that
thibso owka ss oemhowa kitno s ucwho rksa sB lacMke dician mean,u aoln
takilnigk peo pulwairt mhe rcenaraineds su rviisvtaslC.el arliyti sn ot.
Thibso oiks i ntdeendb otfho rt heg orwinngu mbeorfA mercianp raicittoners
ofO rientmaedli cianned tfhoerl ayrpseoinn rteestiendO rinetatle chensi qu
fofrri sati adn ds elf-care.
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