An essay on vital suspension : being an attempt to investigate and to ascertain those diseases, in which the principles of life are apparently extinguished / By a medical practitioner.

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1741 [i.e. 1791]
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Credit: An essay on vital suspension : being an attempt to investigate and to ascertain those diseases, in which the principles of life are apparently extinguished / By a medical practitioner. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    S’* [ 20 ] The preceding reafonings might be eafrly extended to the a&ions of fleeping animals upon their refufcitation, and to explain the fource of refpiration: but to attempt the difcuflion of this point, interefting as it is, being not however relevant to our fubjedt, would force us to tranfgrefs the limits we have marked to ourfelves. CAP IV. A comparative view of the different modes off RESUSCITATION, T ;r]._ ,V V L-4 .. •• 1 ’* I - i-' With thoughts on TRANSFUSION, r~ o ’i v. *, - «•* * ... WE fhali conclude with a few animadversions on the modes of treatment and recovery of this difeafe. Every point of view, in which we can furvey it, teaches us, that a judicious adaptation of ftimulatives forms the foie cure; but herein the greateft caution and prudence are required, as examples may occur, and fuch have occurred, where the veffels of the brain are prelTed with diftenfion : powers, that are highly and rather roughly exciting, do not fuit every cafe ; and the utmoft folicitude and care are demanded, upon the firlt appearance of r • - • - •» •-< * v. a. J '• ;* • * £ returning life, to proportion the remedies to the precife degree of Erength manifefled. Electricity. 51.•' j *■' ■’ 1 ~ ^ ' ■' - ; • I When the difeafe is general, it behoves us to adminifter thofe remedies, that are general in their operation upon the body ; in fuch a cafe, therefore, those stimuli are to be applied, which have the power
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