This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 Excerpt: ...cured by means of a serum brought to the attention of the world through the work of Flexner and his associates at the Rockefeller Institute in New York. The disease is isolated in most cities under the Board of Health rules. Nursing.--In nursing the disease follows the same routine described under contagious cases (see ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 Excerpt: ...cured by means of a serum brought to the attention of the world through the work of Flexner and his associates at the Rockefeller Institute in New York. The disease is isolated in most cities under the Board of Health rules. Nursing.--In nursing the disease follows the same routine described under contagious cases (see page 288). Take every antiseptic precaution and spray the nose and throat frequendy with some germicide. If a lumbar puncture is made by the physician, several sterile test-tubes properly stoppered with sterile cotton should be ready to receive the fluid. (For a description of Lumbar Puncture, see page 192.) Flexner's serum should be kept on ice before use. At the time it is to be injected the bottle should be placed for five minutes in water at a temperature of 1000 F. Do not use boiling water, as it coagulates the serum. When the bottle is opened its edge and neck should be thoroughly wiped with sterile gauze. The physician will introduce a hypodermic needle into the spinal canal, as in making a lumbar puncture. He will then fill the syringe, express all the air, and while a drop or two of the fluid is running from the syringe, attach it to the needle. For this reason it is better to have a needle which fits on the syringe, rather than one which screws on. This care is taken to avoid the introduction of air into the spinal canal. He will then inject the fluid very slowly. When the needle is withdrawn, adhesive plaster or a collodion dressing must be at hand to seal the wound. The child should be prepared for this minor operation in the same way as for a lumbar puncture. The syringe must be absolutely sterile. Injections are usually given every twenty-four hours. MALARIAL FEVER This is a specific non-contagious disease caused by the hematozo...
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Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Book Condition: Good-very good. Stains on cover. Slight aging near top page edges, a few isolated soil marks but otherwise clean interior pages.
