. Annals of surgery . g. I.—Table with most attachments removed. the lowering is scarcely any easier than the elevation. Thissame feature has already been made use of in other tables—theCleveland, Yarnall, Baldwin and others. But in none that Iam aware of is it accomplished expressly through the effortsof the anjESthetizer, The changing of the patient into theTrendelenburg position on this table is accomplished in thesimplest manner, so simple that the anaesthetizer can readilyassume these additional duties without detracting from hisalready very important role, and I hold that this power shou
. Annals of surgery . g. I.—Table with most attachments removed. the lowering is scarcely any easier than the elevation. Thissame feature has already been made use of in other tables—theCleveland, Yarnall, Baldwin and others. But in none that Iam aware of is it accomplished expressly through the effortsof the anjESthetizer, The changing of the patient into theTrendelenburg position on this table is accomplished in thesimplest manner, so simple that the anaesthetizer can readilyassume these additional duties without detracting from hisalready very important role, and I hold that this power shouldbe in the possession of the anaethetizer in preference to anyone OPERATING TABLE AND BOWL STAND. 481 else connected or not connected with the operation, for thefollowing reasons: First.—Being of the easiest execution it can be carried outby the anaesthetizer, thus obviating the introduction of anyoutside assistance or jeopardizing the asepsis, by calling uponsomeone otherwise actively engaged in the Second.—Not infrequently it becomes advantageous in pro-longed or severe operations, not necessarily abdominal, to moreor less lower the upper half of the body with the view of over-coming the depressing effects of the operation. In such cases 482 A UG UST SCHACHNER. the anaesthetizer above all others is the first to recognize andfully appreciate this depressing effect. Such being the case, itis no more than logical to expect those who first and fullyrecognize the trouble to first and fully apply the remedy for thetrouble. Third.—In the event of an accident with the narcosis, theanaesthetizer again should be first to recognize it, and shouldfirst apply or be able to apply the remedy of lowering the head, m
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