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The Nineteenth Century (Volume 43).cJames Knowles
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Author: James Knowles
Page Count: 494 pages
Published Date: 11 Jan 2012
Publisher: General Books
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781235222337
Download Link: The Nineteenth Century (Volume 43)
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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1898. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... right to make its voice heard--the voice of those who have suffered. It is too late when they have been silenced for ever. So far from being surprised at the number of deaths that occur in England from chloroform, I, like the Chloroform Commissioners, am only surprised that they are not far more numerous. The percentage, I am aware, is small, but the annual tale of victims is nevertheless large--far larger than is generally known--and, according to the report of the Medical Commissioners, it should be ni1. It is the custom of many practitioners in England (I speak only from my own experience) to administer chloroform in direct opposition to the principles laid down by the Hyderabad Commission, and to the way practised in India. There the primary consideration is that nothing shall in any way impede the patient's breathing, and the operator consequently takes care never to place the pad or handkerchief very close to the mouth, holding it invariably at a distance of some inches, so that the chloroform may be freely diluted with air. In this way I have taken it some half-dozen times, and, far from having experienced the slightest distress, I found the sensation exceedingly soothing and agreeable as long as consciousness lasted. In England my experience has been far otherwise, and my dread of taking chloroform is now almost as great as the dread of being smothered or drowned. Having suffered great distress the first time, I entreated the administrator on the last occasion to allow me air the whole t ime, telling him how greatly I dreaded the feeling of suffocation I had experienced. He merely answered, somewhat testily, that I must allow him to act as he thought best, and those present assured me in chorus that he was one of the best-known chloroformists in London. ...
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The Nineteenth Century (Volume 43).cJames Knowles
Author: James Knowles
Page Count: 494 pages
Published Date: 11 Jan 2012
Publisher: General Books
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781235222337
Download Link: The Nineteenth Century (Volume 43)
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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1898. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... right to make its voice heard--the voice of those who have suffered. It is too late when they have been silenced for ever. So far from being surprised at the number of deaths that occur in England from chloroform, I, like the Chloroform Commissioners, am only surprised that they are not far more numerous. The percentage, I am aware, is small, but the annual tale of victims is nevertheless large--far larger than is generally known--and, according to the report of the Medical Commissioners, it should be ni1. It is the custom of many practitioners in England (I speak only from my own experience) to administer chloroform in direct opposition to the principles laid down by the Hyderabad Commission, and to the way practised in India. There the primary consideration is that nothing shall in any way impede the patient's breathing, and the operator consequently takes care never to place the pad or handkerchief very close to the mouth, holding it invariably at a distance of some inches, so that the chloroform may be freely diluted with air. In this way I have taken it some half-dozen times, and, far from having experienced the slightest distress, I found the sensation exceedingly soothing and agreeable as long as consciousness lasted. In England my experience has been far otherwise, and my dread of taking chloroform is now almost as great as the dread of being smothered or drowned. Having suffered great distress the first time, I entreated the administrator on the last occasion to allow me air the whole t ime, telling him how greatly I dreaded the feeling of suffocation I had experienced. He merely answered, somewhat testily, that I must allow him to act as he thought best, and those present assured me in chorus that he was one of the best-known chloroformists in London. ...
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