An experimental inquiry into the nature, cause, and varieties of the arterial pulse : and into certain other properties of the larger arteries, in animals with warm blood. / by Caleb Hillier Parry.

  • Parry, Caleb Hillier, 1755-1822.
Date:
1816
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Credit: An experimental inquiry into the nature, cause, and varieties of the arterial pulse : and into certain other properties of the larger arteries, in animals with warm blood. / by Caleb Hillier Parry. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    throat. He stood always in one place, with his head to thi; ground, apparently unahle to see, and shewing no fear, or other marks of percepr tion, either when he was touched, or a violent, noise was made close by his ear. On the morning of the 3d of October, he died. He was dissected by Mr. Coombs the next morning. No nerve had been included in either of the ligatures. The parts round the arteries operated on were healed, and no inflammation existed within or without the vessels; both of which had coalesced at the points of ligature, apparently by means of coagulated fibrine; from which, in each, there was a conical coagulum of blood of 4 of an inch in length before the liga- ture only, and unattached to the serous coat. EXPERIMENT XVIIl. Immediately after the former experiment, both carotids were carefully examined, and afterwards tied, each with a single ligature, at the same instant, in a Ram two years old. He struggled a great deal during the tight- ening of the ligatures; but soon afterwards, being taken off the table, he quickly raised himself on his feet, and having for a few seconds Stared around in a confused manner, ran out of