Volume 1

The history of the contagious cholera; with remarks on its character and treatment in England / [James Kennedy].

  • Kennedy, James, 1803-1868
Date:
1832
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Credit: The history of the contagious cholera; with remarks on its character and treatment in England / [James Kennedy]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    may inflame. This may be justly considered a formidable risk; in point of fact, the vein has inflamed more or less in several cases—I do not remember exactly in how many—but in none has the inflammation been fatal, or very serious. ‘*] can scarcely doubt, however, if the ope- ration were practised in many instances, and a considerable proportion of individuals to live long enough for the inflammation to run its usual course, we should find some deaths imputable to this cause—probably not a material number. ‘* The introduction of so much saline matter into the blood, although the salts are the salts of the blood, may be eventually followed by some constitutional injury, which cannot at present be anticipated. This objection is conjectural, reason- able certainly, yet not borne out by observations hitherto made. ‘‘ The instrument used is Read’s patent syringe, with a fine tube for the vein fitted to it. Severe vomiting often follows, against which the best pre- ventive hitherto, appears to be ten or fifteen drops (in each injection of seven or ten pounds) of a solution of muriate of morphia, one part of the muriate to twenty-five of water. In the saline mixture, some have occasionally added a little white of egg, on the supposition that the albumen