Emergencies : the etiology, pathology and treatment of the accidents, diseases and cases of poisoning which demand prompt action ; designed for students and practitioners of medicine / by Joseph W. Howe.

  • Howe, Joseph W. (Joseph William), 1843-1890.
Date:
1884
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Credit: Emergencies : the etiology, pathology and treatment of the accidents, diseases and cases of poisoning which demand prompt action ; designed for students and practitioners of medicine / by Joseph W. Howe. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTEK XII. ASPnrxiA. rAOE Respiratory Apparatus.—Effects of Non-a5ration of Blood.—Strangulation.— Compression of the Thorax.—Inhalation of Poisonous Gases.—Signs of Death.—Drowning.—Injuries to the Spinal Cord.—Strychnia, . . 139 CHAPTER XIII. SUmiMOKE. Synonymes.—^FLrst Eecorded Cases.—Sunstroke in Crowded, Overheated Buildings.—Varieties of Sunstroke.— Symptoms.— Treatment.— Post- mortem Appearances, ........ 158 CHAPTEE XIV. I>YSP]sf(EA. Causes of Hurried Eespiration.—Dyspnoea in Asthma, True and False Croup, Congestion of the Lungs, Cardiac Disease, Pulmonary CEdema, Pulmo- nary Apoplexy, . . . . . . . .165 CHAPTEE XV. (EDEMA GLOTTIDIS. Location of the Effusion.—CEdema Glottidis in Bright's Disease—Inflamma- mation—Collateral QSdema—Symptoms.—Treatment, . . . 172 CHAPTEE XVL CON YUL S I 0 ITS. Tonic and Clonic Spasms.—Irritation of the Tuher Annulare.—Infantile Convulsions.—Convulsions from Urajmic Poisoning, Cerebral Extrava- sation, Hysteria, Alcohol, Epilepsy, Tetanus, .... 176 CHAPTEE XVII. SUSPEifDED F(ETAL ANIMATION. Pressure on the Umbilical Cord.—Injury to the Brain.—^Eupture of Funis.— Asphyxia.—Syncope.—Congestion of Brain, .... 195 CHAPTEE XVIII. COMPLICATIONS OF LABOR, ETC. Eupture of the Uterus.—Prolapse of the Funis.—Short Cord.—Irregular Pre- sentations and Positions.—Tamponing the Vagina, . . . 198