A letter on suspended animation, containing experiments shewing that it may be safely employed during operations on animals, with the view of ascertaining its probable utility in surgical operations on the human subject, addressed to T.A. Knight, Esq / [Henry Hill Hickman].

  • Hickman, Henry Hill, 1800-1830
Date:
1824
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Credit: A letter on suspended animation, containing experiments shewing that it may be safely employed during operations on animals, with the view of ascertaining its probable utility in surgical operations on the human subject, addressed to T.A. Knight, Esq / [Henry Hill Hickman]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [9] the subject, I wish to do little more than state the general results. Experiment 1st. Dogs of about a month old were placed under a glass cover, sur- rounded by water, so as to prevent the in- gress of atmospheric air, where their res- piration in a short time ceased, and a part of one ear of each was then taken off; there was no hemorrhage, and the wounds were healed at the end of the third day, without any inflammation having taken place, or the Animals having apparently suffered any pain or inconvenience from the operation. Experiment 2d. After the same animals had fully recovered their powers of feeling, a similar part of the other ear of each was taken off; a good deal of blood now flowed from the wounds, and some degree of inflam- mation followed, and the wounds did not heal till the fifth day. Experiment 3d. An experiment was made similar to No. 1, in every respect, ex- cept that the suspension of animation was