BATTLE WOUNDS
“SPOT DEADENING” LOCAL ANAESTHESIA USED WASHINGTON, Jan, I!). United States military surgeons were told yesterday that a method ot “spot deadening" of war wounds has been developed to aid in caring for injured soldiers on the battlefield. The elimination ot: pain by applying anaesthetics directly to a wound or the nerves near il without deadening the entire body is the secret of this method of treatment. Dr. M. B. Greene of the Post-Graduate Association of Regional Anaesthesia. Brooklyn, N.Y., declared. If an anaesthetic, such asnovoeaino, is applied directly to iho point where a bone is broken or to the nerves surrounding the point where an injury, such as a bullet wound, has occurred, the patient remains con--scious and can co-operate with physilinns, nurses and stretcher bearers. The shock 'of a wound, whether incurred in an automobile accident, in industry, or in war, is oftentimes more serious than the wound itself. Dr. Greene declared. Ordinarily the pain is met by large doses of .narcotics, which stupefy the patient and make it impossible for him to help to fight the shock. “Proper and timely application of regional anaesthesia and nerve block will permit and secure more speedy evacuation of wourtded soldiers," he said.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20186, 2 March 1940, Page 3
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