The art of anaesthesia / by Paluel J. Flagg.

  • Paluel J. Flagg
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[1919]
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Credit: The art of anaesthesia / by Paluel J. Flagg. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ¢ Tuer original purpose of this little volume “as a groundwork upon which the student, interne, and general practitioner may acquire a more comprehensive knowl- edge of the Art of Anesthesia,” has been strictly adhered to in this, the second edition. A long chapter dealing with anesthesia on, the western battle front was carefully pre- pared and discarded as too comprehensive and transient for inclusion in a book reserved for fundamentals. Repeated lectures to army officers and other medical men since the appearance of the first edition has served to crystallize the ideas of inhalation and insufflation anes- thesia. The former method has been developed with a view to the needs of the medical man who must improvise his apparatus, the worker in the field hospital, casualty clearing station and autochir, the latter is recommended for the officer at work in the fully equipped base hospital. A chapter on the choice of the anesthetic and the method of administration has been added as a résumé of the preceding chapters. It would appear that there is little difference whether the patient to be anesthetized receives his injuries in a street car accident or in a spad ten thousand feet in the air. Military anesthesia resembles anesthesia in civil practice with the following exceptions—the patient is not prepared for operation; induction must be rapid and re- covery must follow quickly; a large number of cases require treatment at one time, and, finally, the anesthetic
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