BRAITHWAITES RETROSPECT VOL 69

ISBN: 9780243595969 Géneros: MN Sinópsis: Excerpt from Braithwaites Retrospect Vol 69 JanuaryJune 1874Epistaxis Im oved Plug In severe cases of epistaxis the nose may be p ugged by means of an elastic indiarubber bag inflated after introduction For this purpose I cut a N O 4 gumelastic catheter into two equal lengths At the end of one portion I made small holes by transfixin it with aueedle heated to redness in a spiritlamp These ho es extended at iatervals of a quarter of an inch for the length of about two and a half inches Over this punctured portion I tied firmly in two places first at the tip and then again about three and a half inches nearer the handle a soft Indiarubber bag SO as to include between the two tied portions all the perforated part of the catheter To the Open end of this catheter I fixed a Short piece of Indiarubber tubing furnished with a small stopcock All the air having been let out of the bag by Opening the stopcock and gently compressing the India rubber somewhat after the manner of fastening an umbrella the instrument is passed into the bleeding nostril When it n coaxed so far that the end projects into the posterior nares or as far as it can be the nose of a small ballsyringe is lpplied to the mouth of the stopcock and the bag is gently Inflated while the air is bein propelled into it with the right hand The short piece of In rubber tubing attached to the Slopoock is compressed with the thumb and finger Of the left hand at the right moment to prevent the air from passing out again and then with the ri ht hand the stopcock is turned 31 this means the infia bag is made to fill all the 1equalities of the nasal cavity and a painless and perfect Plug results dr H 0 Rose pAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books Find more at wwwforgottenbookscomThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work Forgotten Books uses stateoftheart technology to digitally reconstruct