Artificial anaesthesia and anaesthetics . Fig. 1.—Pressing and draining water from the Inngs and stomanli. be raised from the glottis by the act of drawing forward the tongue. Ifthe ejiiglottis could thus be raised, that act alone would accomplish no goodresult for the patient. The chest must be compelled to expand, in orderto effect the introduction of air through the most patulous glottis. This. Fig. 2.—Bellows-blowing muveuient for drawing air into the liingri. mo^-ement of expansion may possibly be excited by any reflex irritation ofthe neiTous system, but it is most likely to be effected
Artificial anaesthesia and anaesthetics . Fig. 1.—Pressing and draining water from the Inngs and stomanli. be raised from the glottis by the act of drawing forward the tongue. Ifthe ejiiglottis could thus be raised, that act alone would accomplish no goodresult for the patient. The chest must be compelled to expand, in orderto effect the introduction of air through the most patulous glottis. This. Fig. 2.—Bellows-blowing muveuient for drawing air into the liingri. mo^-ement of expansion may possibly be excited by any reflex irritation ofthe neiTous system, but it is most likely to be effected by placing thepatient with his head lower than his feet, and by artificial respiration. Dr. Howard has also suggested a mode of artificial respiration (Lancet,May 25, 1878) which is a decided imjjrovement upon the method of Mar- 54 ARTIFICIAL ANESTHESIA AND ANAESTHETICS. shall HaU and of Sylvester. It was originallr de-sised for the restorationof persons who had been di-owned, but the second stage of the j^rocess isequally appUcable to cases of respii-ation arrested by aniesthetic vapors. Turn the patient dowiward, -with a large firm roU of clothing underthe stomach and chest. Press-nith all yoiu- weight two or three times, for four or five secondseach time, upon the patients back, so that the water is pressed out of thelimgs and stomach, and drains freely downward out of the mouth. Then
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