The treatment of typhoid fever / by D.D. Stewart.

  • Stewart, David Denison, 1859-1905.
Date:
1893
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Credit: The treatment of typhoid fever / by D.D. Stewart. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (litres). Then a swallow of cold water or red wine is given. This being done, the whole surface of the body is briskly rubbed with a sponge or brush, and the patient is made to rub his abdomen and chest.f These frictions stimulate the peripheral circulation, prevent the accumulation of heat at any one point, moderate the sensation of cold, and help to pass the time; they are not indispensable. Shivering appears, as a general rule, in between eight and twelve minutes; this is a necessary evil to which too much attention is not to be paid. Toward the middle of the bath, or at its termination, cold water is again poured over the head and neck. The time occupied ought to be at least fifteen minutes—longer if the head is still warm and the cheeks red,^or if the temperature of the pa- tient was very high before the bath. ' The patient should leave the bath without pre- cipitation. He cannot take cold—thoracic complica- tions are caused by typhoid fever and not by chilling. The air of the apartment should be pure and not too warm; the window should be opened in the intervals between the baths—during the bath it ought to be closed. On leaving the bath, the patient should be gently dried with a towel. The bed should be care- [fToo much attention cannot be paid to the application of thorough friction. The physician, or a trained substitute, should always be on hand to superintend the baths, at least until the attendants are themselves thoroughly versed in the technique.—D. D. S.]
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