. The journal of mental pathology . at lasted two minutes and 48 seconds,the current used was as explained—20 volts. The syncope wasof grave nature, and it was with great difficulty that we succeededin resuscitating the animal. The minimal amplitude of the spon-taneous respirations indicates the gravity of the syncope thatpreceded. After the experiment we tied the right carotid artery preparingto close the wound and to put the animal on its paws again. Byaccident, the carotid artery was severed at the cardiac end—be-yond the ligature, and the profuse hemorrhage that followed madeit impossible
. The journal of mental pathology . at lasted two minutes and 48 seconds,the current used was as explained—20 volts. The syncope wasof grave nature, and it was with great difficulty that we succeededin resuscitating the animal. The minimal amplitude of the spon-taneous respirations indicates the gravity of the syncope thatpreceded. After the experiment we tied the right carotid artery preparingto close the wound and to put the animal on its paws again. Byaccident, the carotid artery was severed at the cardiac end—be-yond the ligature, and the profuse hemorrhage that followed madeit impossible for us to find the cardiac end of the artery that hadreceded behind the clavicle (the connective tissue around theartery had previously been thoroughly dissected for a special pur-pose and the artery was disconnected from the pneumogastricnerve down to the clavicle). The animal bled until apparentdeath set in—there being neither respiration nor blood pressure:the animal lay lifeless, the bleeding had ceased completely and the. The Journal of Mental Pathology, Vol. VIII, No. 4, Dr. Robinovitchs Paper. Trace No. 3.—Respiratory syncope. S, commencement of the syncope; E, commencement of rhythmic excitations; R, commencement of spontaneous respirations. RESUSCITATION.—Dr. Robinovitch. 163 gums, tongue and conjunctiva were bloodless. We now had nodifficulty in finding the severed end of the artery by following thecourse of the pneumogastric nerve down to the clavicle. Theartery was now tied and the animal remained in a condition ofapparent death—without respiration or cardiac beats. We had nohope of saving the animal, but a sheer experimental whim madeus try to revive the dog; we supposed for a moment that the ani-mal represented one of our patients, who, often enough arebrought in with severed vessels in their necks—self inflictedduring an attempt at suicide. With this thought in mind andwithout any hope of success we commenced to practice rhythmicex
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