Transfusion successful in a case of post partum hemorrhage / by Thomas Edward Beatty.

  • Beatty, Thomas Edward, 1801-1872.
Date:
1870
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Credit: Transfusion successful in a case of post partum hemorrhage / by Thomas Edward Beatty. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    The countenance became less ghastly, and imminent death seemed warded off when the last portion of blood had entered her vein. The restlessness and tossing still continuing, I gave her thirty drops of Batley’s solution, and repeated the dose in half an hour; a third dose had the effect of producing sound sleep, from which in six hours she awoke warm and conscious, with a distinct though very fast pulse. She asked for food, and ate a good breakfast of tea and toast. 23rd, 12 o’clock.—Has had beef-tea and brandy twice; says she is quite well. Her countenance was bright and cheerful; pulse 140, small. She now complained of soreness of both hips, and on examining them, both were found to be burned by the hot bottles so freely used on the previous day. Two of these had escaped from their woollen covers, and during the tossing and insensible period had come into contact with the skin covering the hips. The right hip was most extensively burned, the slough which was subsequently detached from it left a deep ulcer, eight and a half inches in length by five and a quarter in breadth.11 The burn on the left hip was about quarter the size. This will give a good idea of the condition of insensibility in which this patient was during the latter part of the previous day and night, up to the time of the operation. The low state of vitality to which she was reduced, contributed no doubt to intensify the effect of the hot bottles, for it is hard to imagine that water even at the temperature of 212° could produce so very deep an eschar as was the result of this burn. 10 o clock, p.m.—She has slept all day from time to time, and has taken plenty of nourishment. I left a draught of muriate of morphia to be given if necessary. 24th, 8 oclock, a.m.—She slept all night without any narcotic; pulse 120; looks bright, and makes no complaint, but of the hips; the arm gives no annoyance. Six p.m.—Has had beef-tea and toast freely all day; the bowels acted well, and slight lochia are present. 25th, 8 o clock, a.m,—Had a very good night; pulse 115; ate a maity bieakfast; bowels acted well; voice strong; countenance good; no complaint of the arm, which healed up most kindly in a few days. 26th.—Another excellent night; pulse 100; ate half a roast chicken for dinner, and drank a glass of sherry. fiom this time she progressed steadily, and after being out Ah I wiite now on tlio 8th of April, a large ulcer still exists on the right hip.