An historical sketch of medicine and surgery, from their origin to the present time; and of the principal authors, discoveries, improvements, imperfections and errors / by W. Black.
- Date:
- 1782
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Credit: An historical sketch of medicine and surgery, from their origin to the present time; and of the principal authors, discoveries, improvements, imperfections and errors / by W. Black. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
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![t*]etirify, Peripneumony, &c.: after thofe general Pevers, he treats of ciifeafes affedling the Head, the Trunk, the extremities and external pans, and of Surgical difeafes. The outlines of Celfus’ praftice in Fevers were evidently copied upon thofe of Afclepiades, but Were not at firft fo fevere. From the commence- menr, until after three days, abftinence from food Was ptefcribed; but indulgendes were made for the difference of ages, climates, feafons of the year, ftrength, habit, and nature of the Fever. No general rule he faid could be laid down ; In Africa, food mull be given earlier; it muft be given earlier to children, and in warm weather, than in cbld *, and the Phyfician is to watch that the fick are not loft through fevere abftinence. Drink at the beginning is to be given fparingly, and the fick are to be told, that on the Fever abating, fo will the thirft, which may be confidierably afwaged by merely wafning their mouth often. He condemns the Hippocratic dodcrine of critical days, but was extremely attentive to the acceffion or periodical returns of febrile paroxifms, and to give food in the intervals only, or remiffion from Fever. If the Fever was nearly of a continued nature, he fought for the time of moft eafe and remifilon, to adminifter light food. Towards the termination of a febrile paroxifm, v/hen a fweat was coming on, he direded warm drink to be given, and to cover the fick with warm bed-cloachs, fo as to pro- mote univerfal fvveats, afterwards to wipe them dry. F Coftive.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21909660_0079.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
