Surgical experience of chloroform / By James Miller.

  • James Miller
Date:
1848
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Credit: Surgical experience of chloroform / By James Miller. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    OK UHIC IN KXAMININd IN.IIUMKH. 60 u liiilti Hiid’oriiifr on ilmt nl’ llio |)nl,i(‘nl, liiilmu} provcMl inoHt. Wo IiikI to i(» tlu? (^liloi’olonn ncconllu^ly. 'Plm injitii'OHH vvjiH iJio piiiioiil, lilid down, luid niiioHtlu^Hiii Koi !i goin^^ .luHl, JIM li(i luid liogim toHiion^, I wiiH I’lxiiig tJi(i l!H|U0 on tluoirin, |)ro|»iir!i,l(»t’y io oi’doi’ing (^xlciiHion to Ix^gin ; hnf; on NllglilJy tnnnng tin* wriHi, In wonl, ili(» joint witli a Hiiap. (diloi’ofonn tiun'o vvnH voiy irinmpimid,. Anotliordny, a Hti’ong man, of tlnrty-liv(<, oana^ to tlu' IIoh- ])Itid, holding Ins jaw” In tliat awkward way wliadi ho Hiii'cly i)etokonM diHlocal.Ion. Il(' Ix^gguMl wlHtrnlly lor an aiiaiHtliotIc ; Idr, aooording tol.la^ narrallvo ol’ Ida I’rlond, ho had c.oino Irom sonu^ (IlntaiKHi, and his morning had Ix'on H|»(ajt (It waH hy a, nocturnal yawn the accident occnriXMl) In IVnItloHH, pi’oti'acttMl, ainl very palid'nl al.tianptH, oii the paii, ol hlniHoll and a Hurg(M)n, or HiirgooiiH, (o ('lhart I’odnotlon. (ddoroldrin wjih given. While In de(^|) hIck^p, he wan ralncMl Irom re(Mmd)(3ncy to a, Hitting p(rslnr(3, a,nd, Htaiiding on tlu^ table, a,hov(3 him, I oUectod rednctlon inoNt (MiHlIy. 'Tlu^ oidy |)aln In th(5 procciHH loll lo the loi. ol iny own tlminh, which did not happiai to get Mnlllclently Hoon out ol’ the way of th(3 mohii’H. Similar caHoH might (Minlly he nmlllpluHl; hnt It Ih mmeuatH- Ha,ry. ddie (3Xp(ai(mce ol* (wany Hni’g'(a)n g(H\M lo proven that chlorororm, <hdy managed, In gi’eally Hnp(3iioi* to otlu^r anxl- llaiioH to rcMlnctlon ; hy r(anovIng all pain, and racllltating rephnaanent; alHo hy r('nd(3iing (annpai'atively llttl(‘ I’orca^ a,nd inanlpnlatlon lUHa^MHaiy, and ho Having I,i3xl,nre, a,nd promoting (a)niplete r(aa)very. XXI\. AN/ICS'I’III’.SI A IS Ol'' MIK'll HHI': IN 'I'lll': I'lXAMINA- 'I’lON ol' IN.IIIIMMS. TIk' Hiirgeon Ih not nid’iaapamlly Himslhlo of ntrong Inward dlHcond’ort, wlum calhal on to niak(3 a HiMirchlng tixainlnatlon of a, hip, olhow, or Hhonhh'r joint, l•(aa'ntly Injnrial. And Inn dlHcaanl’ort aiinoH ri‘om two diHtInc-t caiiHC'H: I. dii(Ma3 Ih the apprehended dlHic.nlly of l,h(3 Impilry, with niKanialnty ol’ dlagno.slH ; and th(3 (a>nHe(pi(mt rink of la^pntatlon In hlniHtil,
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