Author : George N. Burwell
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 30,93 MB
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781391834573
Book Description
Excerpt from Of the Use of Chloroform in Midwifery: Read at the Annual Meeting, February, 1853 Of the case in which chloroform was given for 14-43 hours. - It was that of a delicate woman with her first child. She had been nearly 25 days in constant pain when its inhalation was com menced. She did not require much at a time to ease her pains. Three ounces were consumed, which, when we consider the length of time it was being given, shows the smallness of the dose used. The labor was finally terminated with the forceps. The relief obtained from the chloroform during that tedious day may be judged of by her remark when I announced to her the neces sity for the use of the instruments: Well, doctor, just as you are of a mind to, if you will give me plenty of chloroform. It is hardly necessary to add that it was given according to her wishes, and the child taken away without there being, on. Her part, the least sensibility to the operation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.