. Minor surgery and bandaging; including the treatment of fractures and dislocations, the ligation of arteries, amputations, excisions and resections, intestinal anastomosis, operations upon nerves and tendons, tracheotomy, intubation of the larynx, te, holocaine hydrochlorate, guaiacol, or by Schleichsmethod of infiltration. Regional Anaesthesia,—This is also sometimes described ANAESTHETICS. 233 as neural anaesthesia, and results from the application ofanaesthetic agents to the nerve-rootSj nerve-trunks, or the spinal curd. The analgesia in this form of anaesthesiaextends from the poin
. Minor surgery and bandaging; including the treatment of fractures and dislocations, the ligation of arteries, amputations, excisions and resections, intestinal anastomosis, operations upon nerves and tendons, tracheotomy, intubation of the larynx, te, holocaine hydrochlorate, guaiacol, or by Schleichsmethod of infiltration. Regional Anaesthesia,—This is also sometimes described ANAESTHETICS. 233 as neural anaesthesia, and results from the application ofanaesthetic agents to the nerve-rootSj nerve-trunks, or the spinal curd. The analgesia in this form of anaesthesiaextends from the point of application to the tissues sup-plied by the nerve or nerves, and therefore is not limited in extent. General Anaesthesia.—This is characterized by un-consciousness, as well as abolition of sensation, and maybe induced by the administration of nitron- oxide gas,ether, chloroform, bromide of ethyl, mixture orSchleichs anaesthetic mixture. It may also be induced bya combination of these substances with nitrous oxide gasor oxygen. Hypnotism may also be employed to producegeneral anaesthesia. Local Anaesthesia. Cold.—Local anaesthesia may be produced by the appli-cation of cold, either by a piece of ice or a mixture of ice Fig. Application of rhigolene spray. and salt held in contact with the part for one or two min-ute-, or by directing a spray of rhigolene or sulphuric etherupon the surface of the part whose sensibility is to beobtunded (Fig;. 166). Chloride of Ethyl.—This substance is used also toproduce local anaesthesia, and is conveniently furnishedin glass tubes, one end of which is drawn out into a line 234 MINOR SURGERY. point and hermetically sealed. When used, the end of thetube is broken off and a fine jet of ethyl is projected uponthe part to be anaesthetized, the warmth of the hand beingsufficient to force the fluid from the tube. This form oflocal anaesthesia is made use of in minor surgical pro-cedures, such as aspiration, the opening of a
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