Compressed air illness, or, So-called caisson disease / by E. Hugh Snell.

  • Snell, E. Hugh.
Date:
1896
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    had disregarded them. When seen there was considerable weakness of the left hand and arm, but not much pain. He was taken into the medical lock. When the pressure reached 12 lbs. the pain became worse: after this it gradually improved until a pressure of 19 lbs. was reached ; pressure was then gradually reduced to nil. He was in the lock forty minutes. He could use his arm perfectly well, and only slight pain remained. During treatment in the medical lock he experienced formication of the left hand, lin. terebinth, acet.] Aug, 1st: Better. Some numbness of left arm. Aug. 9th : Feeling of numbness gone. Returns to work. Case VHI.—Bends. Recompression. G. B. had worked in compressed air for twelve months, and never suffered from its effects. On July 31st, 1895, he was transferred from the tunnel (pressure 16:^ to 23^ lbs.) to Caisson No. 2 (pressure 31 lbs.), and worked from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., Aug. ist Half an hour after coming up he felt a pain in the right knee. He had been wearing a leaky boot on that leg. He sought medical advice soon afterwards, and was at once taken to the medical lock. Pains slightly improved after half an hour in the lock. [Lin. tereb. acet] Aug. 2nd : Better. Has occasional attacks of pain only ; these woke him up twice in the night. Aug. 3rd : No pain. Can walk quite well, but has some stiffness in legs. Aug. lOth: Returns to work, but elects not to again work in the caisson. Case IX.—Bends. Jn. G., aet. 47, generally works in the compressed air of