A NEW ANAESTHETIC.
A FRENCH DISCOVERY. A new anaeathetic. known as “sommifere,” which is claimed to be far superior to any hitherto employed, is being used by Dr. Fredst, of the Hospital De la Nouvelle Pitie. •In doses of 10 to 15 cubic centimetres it is injected in the veins after previous injections of mornhine or scopolamine. According to the account given, the French Surgical Society, the resulting anaesthesia, is complete, permittirig the longest and most serious operation. The patient- remains plunged for 24 to 36 hours afterward in a stupor from which, however, he can be aroused from time to time for food. There is no sickness and no ill effects of the liver and kidneys. It .is said that surgeons believe the nevy method is likely to become general. ’ *’
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 11 September 1924, Page 5
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131A NEW ANAESTHETIC. Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 11 September 1924, Page 5
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