An American text-book of the diseases of childrenIncluding special chapters on essential surgical subjects; orthopaedics, diseases of the eye, ear, nose, and throat; diseases of the skin; and on the diet, hygiene, and general management of children . Blood of Healthy Child one month old. Hajmoglohin normal. Drawn from Thoma-Zeiss Hfemocy-tometer. Objective I Reicherts. Blood-count by Dr. Kyle; drawing by Dr. Wells. Fig. Blood of Aneemie Child suffering from Hemorrhage from Mucous Membranes. Total corpuscles,5,000,000, of which 2,000,000 were normal. Blood-count and drawing as in preceding
An American text-book of the diseases of childrenIncluding special chapters on essential surgical subjects; orthopaedics, diseases of the eye, ear, nose, and throat; diseases of the skin; and on the diet, hygiene, and general management of children . Blood of Healthy Child one month old. Hajmoglohin normal. Drawn from Thoma-Zeiss Hfemocy-tometer. Objective I Reicherts. Blood-count by Dr. Kyle; drawing by Dr. Wells. Fig. Blood of Aneemie Child suffering from Hemorrhage from Mucous Membranes. Total corpuscles,5,000,000, of which 2,000,000 were normal. Blood-count and drawing as in preceding hgure. INJURIES AND DISEASES OF THE NEW-BOBN 83 the facial nerve caused by pressure -witli the forceps upon the nerve at its fora-men of exit often follows instrumental delivery. The brachial plexus is alsofrequently injured by the same agent. Hemiplegia, idiocy, and impaired cere-bral development have been ascribed as consequences of injury received atbirth. The view previously held, that the forceps is a valuable agent forcompressing the foetal head and exercising leverage and forcible rotation, hasgiven place to the belief that the forceps is essentially a tractor, and that themechanism of rotation depends upon the relation in size and symmetry betAveenthe head and the pelvis, and, as well, the resistance of the pelvic floor. Murrayhas shown by experiment and clinical observation that the foetal skull is com-pres
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