A second essay on burns, in which an attempt is made to refute the opinions of Mr Earle and Sir W. Farquhar lately advanced on the supposed benefit of the application of ice in such accidents : with cases and communications confirming the principles and practice brought forward in a former essay.

  • Kentish, Edward, -1832
Date:
1800
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Credit: A second essay on burns, in which an attempt is made to refute the opinions of Mr Earle and Sir W. Farquhar lately advanced on the supposed benefit of the application of ice in such accidents : with cases and communications confirming the principles and practice brought forward in a former essay. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ *6 ] with pounded ice, and ice water, from which fhe found immediate eafe, and lived three weeks with- out complaining of much pain, and without that diftrefling fever which ufually accompanies fevere burns; after which Jhe funk, under the p'rofufenefs of the difcharge from fo large a furface, and ex- pired. Mr Earle then adds, that it is impoflible to fay what a more early application of ice might not have effected ; but in his opinion much greater advantage would have been attained, fince in other inftances, where it has been applied early, although the burn has been both extenfive and deeply in- filled, a flop has been put to the heat and inflam- mation, and floughs have been prevented from forming. But confidering this cafe abftractedly, if ice could a£t with fuch effect as to keep this patient fo long alive, and eafy, what may not be expeded from it in {lighter burns ? The foregoing cafe induced Mr Earle to make the above obfervations ; to which I muft requeft the reader’s permiflion to add a few remarks. 1 hofe parts of the cafe to which Mr Earle thinks his want of fuccefs was chiefly to be attributed, viz. the application of fpirit of turpentine, and the length of time which elapfed before the ufing of the ice and ice water, appear to me to be the chief caufes of the fuccefs he had in this cafe : for I muft, knowing what I do, term it fuccefs to have brought the parts