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258 delivered in the lecture -room was calculated to make the strongest impression on the class. In the - next. evening’s lecture Mr. GREEN proceeds to the operation of extraction. HOSPITAL REPORTS. GUY’S HOSPITAL, FEB. 21. Amputation of the hip-joint continued. = . This -man has been considera- bly -better, during the past week, and the diarrhœa has left him. His sleep ,. good, but his appe- tite continues bad. His counte- naxioe is sallow, and he appears extremely weak; the stump is nearly .healed, but opposite to the- acetabulum - matter can be distinctly felt. There is a slight discharge from thewound. No operations, have been per- , formed here this week. PHYSIOLOGICAL EXPERIMENT. The following curious expe- riment has been lately tried by Dr. BLUNDELL, lecturer on mid- wifery at this hospital. This gentleman opened the common carotid of a dog, .-and allowed the artery to bleed till-the ani- mal appeared dead; when Dr. B. immediately injected into the jugular - vein, the blood that been drawn off, which had the effect of resuscitating- the dog. - From the result of this experi- ment, Dr. BLUNDELL- infers, that when the vital. powers ap- pear to be extinguished in a wo- man during- parturition. from ute- rine hœmarrhage, there is a chance of restoring animation by the immediate injection of blood into the jugular vein. Whe- ther the blood to be injected is that of the patient herself, or of some animal which is to be killed for the purpose, we are not exactly certain, but we be- lieve the former. ST. THOMAS’S HOSPITAL, MARY MORRIS, æt. 38, was admitted into St. Thomas’s Hos- pital, Feb. 5th,. 1824, ’under’ the care of Mr. TYRIRELL, with an enlargement. of the right paro- .tid gland. Says that about seven years ago she was seized with, an apoplectic fit, from the effects. of which, - she did not completely recover for several months, being troubled with a severe pain in the head,- paxti- cularly towards evening In about six or seven months from the time, she had tlze fit ; the .head-ache left her, and was fol· -lowed by -a -giddiness in the head,. and dimness before the eyes, which has continued more or less, ever since-with this alteration only,- that for the last twelve months, ithas been con- fined to the right side -only. Five , years ag’o, she first per- ceived a small, hard, and round swelling, just below the right ear. It continued in this state for two years, without produc- ing- the least inconvenience ; at the expiration of which period, it began to enlarge a.nd ,give her pain at times. At,the end of four years from the first appearance of the.- tumour, it attained half its present size,. having -increased more within this last,12 months than it had done all .the time before. For the several last
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delivered in the lecture -roomwas calculated to make thestrongest impression on theclass. In the - next. evening’slecture Mr. GREEN proceeds tothe operation of extraction.
HOSPITAL REPORTS.GUY’S HOSPITAL, FEB. 21.
Amputation of the hip-joint. continued. = ’
. This -man has been considera-bly -better, during the past week,and the diarrhœa has left him.His sleep ,. good, but his appe-tite continues bad. His counte-naxioe is sallow, and he appearsextremely weak; the stump isnearly .healed, but opposite tothe- acetabulum - matter can be
distinctly felt. There is a slightdischarge from thewound..
No operations, have been per-, formed here this week.
PHYSIOLOGICALEXPERIMENT.
The following curious expe-riment has been lately tried byDr. BLUNDELL, lecturer on mid-wifery at this hospital. Thisgentleman opened the commoncarotid of a dog, .-and allowedthe artery to bleed till-the ani-mal appeared dead; when Dr.B. immediately injected into thejugular - vein, the blood thatbeen drawn off, which had theeffect of resuscitating- the dog. -From the result of this experi-ment, Dr. BLUNDELL- infers,that when the vital. powers ap-pear to be extinguished in a wo-man during- parturition. from ute-rine hœmarrhage, there is a
chance of restoring animation bythe immediate injection of blood
into the jugular vein. Whe-ther the blood to be injected isthat of the patient herself, or
of some animal which is to bekilled for the purpose, we arenot exactly certain, but we be-lieve the former. -
ST. THOMAS’S HOSPITAL,
MARY MORRIS, æt. 38, wasadmitted into St. Thomas’s Hos-pital, Feb. 5th,. 1824, ’under’ thecare of Mr. TYRIRELL, with anenlargement. of the right paro-.tid gland. Says that aboutseven years ago she was seizedwith, an apoplectic fit, from theeffects. of which, - she did notcompletely recover for severalmonths, being troubled with asevere pain in the head,- paxti-cularly towards evening Inabout six or seven months fromthe time, she had tlze fit ; the.head-ache left her, and was fol·-lowed by -a -giddiness in thehead,. and dimness before theeyes, which has continued moreor less, ever since-with thisalteration only,- that for the lasttwelve months, ithas been con-fined to the right side -only.Five , years ag’o, she first per-ceived a small, hard, and roundswelling, just below the rightear. It continued in this statefor two years, without produc-ing- the least inconvenience ; atthe expiration of which period,it began to enlarge a.nd ,give herpain at times. At,the end of fouryears from the first appearance ofthe.- tumour, it attained half itspresent size,. having -increasedmore within this last,12 monthsthan it had done all .the timebefore. For the several last
