A brief essay on impeded labour / by Henry Toussaint.

  • Toussaint, Henry.
Date:
1847
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Credit: A brief essay on impeded labour / by Henry Toussaint. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    tender on the least pressure; locliial disclmrge much diminished, the inner surface of the vagina and labioB were much inflamed; mouth slightly af- fected, bowels opened twice since yesterday, pulse quick, countenance anxious; ordered to take five grains of calomel, two grains of antimonial powder, and five grains of Dovers powder three times a day; also three grains of quinine every four hours; the mercurial ointment and soda drink to be continued. On the 15th, her bowels were opened three times, tenderness and distention of the uterus continued, the labioe were much swollen, inflamed, and a por- tion sloughing; lochia suppressed, and a consider- able discharge of pus from the uterus, mouth sore, pulse very quick, but no great heat of skin, she waj^ very restless during the night; ordered a grain of opium, five grains of carbonate of ammonia, with tw^o grains of quinine every third hour; also tw^o ounces of Port wine every fourth hour; the soda drink to be continued. On the 16thf, bowels opened, countenance very anxious, labiae extensively swollen and sloughing rapidly; pulse quick, discharge of pus from the uter- us, troubled with hiccough since last morning, the uterus was much enlarged and extremely tender to* the touch; spent a restless night. The same medi- cines to be continued. On the ] 7th, sinking, hiccough very distressing, pulse thready, passed two stools since yesterday, discharge of pus great, uterus continued distended, hard and painful. The same medicines to be giv- en her. On the 18th, mortification extending rapidly, and the labiae much sw^ollen, pus discharging from the uterus, pulse thready about one hundred and thir-