Report (February 19, 1853) / [of I.P.] Walker.

  • United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Ether Discovery
Date:
1853
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Credit: Report (February 19, 1853) / [of I.P.] Walker. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    38 wa^ in eSr f^i'^^^'^^ -^^^lishe^i i^ the profetion/ ft the mi, ds of-«n '^^^ P''^'^^ ^^^^-^ roregone conclusion in tne minds of all present except the subject of the operation • from orafficrawr'^irht'l- '''T' '^^'^^ J^^^hif rtificat or aliidavit might have been taken; but it was not. Dr Taft hv B.'^Trff'''^ manifestation of pain testified to patieni.^ ^' ^^'^ '^^^^ ^^'^^''^ ^^'^ The next in the order of time, is the case of Goodale, whose «f« '^.l ^^P^^^^^d by Dr. Ellsworth on the 1st of jkruary 1848, m the presence of Drs. Hall and Hawley. Dr. WeHs administered the gas. ^ u rP/- Ellsworth commences his report of the case with an apology: Ihe lad was in a very unpleasant state of mind, being greatly alarmed at the number of persons standing round, yet ten oV twelve inspirations rendered him perfectly quiet. He had sen- salion during the sawing of the bone, but Dr. Ellsworth thinks it \yas not pain. The effect of the gas went off before the opera- tion was completed; the lad complained bitterly, and the gas had to be again administered, which made him quiet. On the whole Dr. Ellsworth thinks it a favorable operation. ' Dr. Hall says, ''the boy during the operation was entirely quiet and he thinks the operation very successful. In this he does not agree with Dr. Ellsworth, unless in his opinion the whole operations consisted in lopping off the limb. Dr. Hawley says this operation was performed with, apparently, little suffering by the boy; and on inquiry after the operation, he replied that he felt no pain when the limb was amputated. The boy's certifi- cate or affidavit was not originally taken by Dr. Wells, but he was afterwards examined in behalf of Dr. Morton, and testified as follows: Ques. What is your residence, age, and occupation? Ans. I reside in East Hartford, my age nineteen years, am a cigar maker. Ques, Have you had a leg amputated, by whom and when, and was anything administered to you to prevent pain, if yea, when and by whom ? Ans. I had a leg amputated by Dr. Ellsworth, I think 1st of January, 1848 ; something was given me to prevent pain by Dr. Wells, I inhaled it from a bag. Ques. How many times did you inhale from the bag ? Ans. Twice. Ques. Will you state whether Ellsworth requested Dr. Wells to give it again because you were in much pain ?
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