ANÆSTHETICS.
With reference to the cnus.es of death under chloroform Mr Frederic W. Hewitt, M.D., M.V.0., anaesthetist to the King, says that the opinions of the public regarding anaesthetics are almost ludicrous. They believe that, providing their hearts are strong enough, they can take any anaesthetic with impunity. " The fact is," says this eminont authority, " patients with comparatively feeble heart action are, other things being equal, better subjects than those vvhose hearts ar.i perfectly normal and vigorous." The explanation of this is said to be simple enough. The greater the muscular power the greater the muscular rigidity under anaesthetics, and consequently the greater respiratory derangement. The comparatively feeble individual often makes tli6 best patient. And, spraking generall}', th<» patient with a " weak heart " is a better subject for an anaesthetic than the patient with the strong heart—which, as Mr Hewitt says, is a totally different doctrine from that which is generally accepted.— Daily Mail.
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Lake County Press, Issue 1063, 7 May 1903, Page 5
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