Dr. Conquest's outlines of midwifery : intended as a text-book for students, and a book of reference for junior practitioners.

  • Conquest, Dr.
Date:
1854
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    alarming state of exhaustion. In an extreme case of this sort, it may be advisable to remove the whole of the placenta, as recommended by Professor Simpson. This measure should be quickly followed by the ap- plication of the tampon and the free administration of ergot of rye and brandy. This mode of proceed- ing will give the patient a chance of recovery ; If, on the other hand, you deliver by turning the child, there is no chance. Drs. Radford and M'Kenzie, and Mr. Houghton, have adduced strong evidence in favour of galvanism in cases of uterine hasmorrhage. It should be ap- plied to each side of the abdomen by means of metallic plates covered with moistened flannel. This remedy must, however, be only looked upon as an adjunct to the decisive treatment previously enforced.^— J. M. W.] But uterine hjemorrhage may occur after, as weU as before and during, the expulsion of the child; and flooding at this time often endangers the safety of the woman. [_Post partum hemorrhages may also be conve- niently subdivided into those which occur before, and those which happen after, the detachment of the pla- centa. The former may be the result of inertia or irregular contraction of the uterus, or of adhesion of the placenta. The latter may be owing to torpor of the uterus, general plethora, or to an anaemic con- dition of the system. Haemorrhage, after the separation of the placenta, may occur as late as the fifteenth day. One of the i