. Rational therapy . Cooler for Head (a) Cooler for Heart and Lungs (b) Figure 6 The coil consists either of rubber or of tin, the former ismore convenient, and easier to apply. Water of any desiredtemperature may be used to pass through it. Its great advantageis, that it may be used for any length of time at a constanttemperature, to cool, or irrigate the mouth, rectum or vagina, orto cool any portion of the body. Colonic flushing is used to cleanthe colon and to lower temperature. For the latter purpose anormal salt solution passed into the colon through a soft nelatonrectal tube provided wi
. Rational therapy . Cooler for Head (a) Cooler for Heart and Lungs (b) Figure 6 The coil consists either of rubber or of tin, the former ismore convenient, and easier to apply. Water of any desiredtemperature may be used to pass through it. Its great advantageis, that it may be used for any length of time at a constanttemperature, to cool, or irrigate the mouth, rectum or vagina, orto cool any portion of the body. Colonic flushing is used to cleanthe colon and to lower temperature. For the latter purpose anormal salt solution passed into the colon through a soft nelatonrectal tube provided with return flow, is best employed. Thetube should not be introduced more than four or five inches. Itwill coil up in the rectum when the attempt is made to introduceit higher, and it is an illusion to think that bv doing this, it will 158 RATIONAI, THERAPY. reach higher portions of the intestine. High enemas areimportant for diagnostic purposes in acute and chronic obstruc-tions of the bowels. If this measure has been
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