A guide to anaesthetics for the student and general practitioner.

  • Luke, Thomas D. (Thomas Davey)
Date:
1905
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Credit: A guide to anaesthetics for the student and general practitioner. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    mouth for the tip of the tongue directly this phenomenon occurs. The proper treatment is to get the fingers well behind the angle of the jaw and drag it forward; the — muscles of the base of the tongue are attached chiefly near the symphysis of the Inf. maxilla, and so, by dragging it forward, these are put on the stretch and the tongue raised. If the jaw is “underhung,” some difficulty may be experienced in getting it well forward, and the aid of a mouth wedge or Mason’s gag may be needed. Spasm of the glottis due to approximation of the aryteno- epiglottidean folds is seen in adults, but more commonly in children. It gives rise to loud crowing breathing and to increasing cyanosis. The condition is usually relieved at once by rhythmical tongue traction. II].—FAILURE OF CIRCULATION INDEPENDENT OF OVERDOSE :— (1.) From fright or shock before true anesthesia in highly-strung nervous subjects. (2.) During light anesthesia from actual or threatened vomiting. (3.) From partial asphyxia—that is, secondary to respiratory obstruction. (4.) Due to strain of the operative procedure, excessive hemorrhage, or withdrawal of fluid from abdomen or chest. (1.) Fainting and collapse during early stages of inhalation are by no means uncommon, and death from syncope may occur. The anesthetic is not altogether to blame, for, prior to the introduction of anesthetics, death from fright, either before or at the commencement of an operation, was by no means unknown. The primary cause of death