The physician. I. The cholera / [Anon].
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- 1832
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Credit: The physician. I. The cholera / [Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![vessels of the skiii. The disadvantage of bleed- ing, 0)1 tile other hand, arises from its possibly hastening- tliat state of extreme dejjression of strength which so often goes on to death. This may serve to the unprofessional reader as an example of the difl'iculties of medicine, and of the necessity there is that those who practise it should possess a good understanding, strength- ened and carefully exercised by a good educa- tion. In a strong ])crson, or in one who is plethoric (or full of blood), and in the very beginning of the attack, it is exceedingly pro- bable that bleeding would be of most essential service. In a feeble person, or when tiie dis- order has been present some hoin-s, it will sel- dom be admissible, or even safe; and often very dangerous. The medical man can only be guided by the circumstances present in each particular case. The extreme debility which so soon ensues upon the symptoms of cholera must never be forgotten • slight circumstances may entirely de- stroy the patient's life: every violent impres- sion must be guarded against. The chance of good effects following- bloodletting is greatest the earlier it is performed. And the same may be said of large doses of opium, or large doses of calomel, or of any kind of medicine, and even of the use of the hot bath, and other hot applications. The longer a patient has been ill of cliolera, the more carefully ought all means of relief to be applied. Another means of relief which none can safely determine upon except a medical man, is](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21298129_0204.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
