Cases in surgery, with remarks: to which is added, an account of the preparation and effects of the agaric of the oak in stopping of bleedings, after some of the most capital operations / By Joseph Warner.

  • Joseph Warner
Date:
1754
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Credit: Cases in surgery, with remarks: to which is added, an account of the preparation and effects of the agaric of the oak in stopping of bleedings, after some of the most capital operations / By Joseph Warner. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    which, he complain’d of a Numbnefs in hia Jeft Arm, and a return of the Dimnefs in his right Eye. Upon taking off the D effings, there appear’d fome clots of Blood upon them, and his Head was con fide rably dBorder’d till the 26th of the fame Month, when he grew tolerably well again. Upon obferving a Fun¬ gus to have rifen a confiderable I Light, above the Surface of the Skull, which would not fubfide with proper Applications affifted by preffure, I pared it off: This gave him very little Pain, but for a few Minutes afterwards he complain’d of a Numbnefs all over him, which foon went off, and he continued well till February the 2d, when he complain’d of ' a Sicknefs in his Stomach, and of acute Pains » in both his Elbows. February the 3d, as I was drefling him, he was fuddenly attack’d with a Shivering, and the Dura Mater ap¬ pearing particularly prominent, I divided it, and difcover'd a Piece of Bone flicking in the Brain, which I endeavour’d to extract, but meeting with confiderable refiilance, was obliged to enlarge the Wound, which admitted of its being more eafily removed. A few Days after this, he complain’d of confiderable Pain on the right Side, about B 3 two