Observations on the medical and surgical agency of the air-pump : read before the British Association, in 1835 / by Sir James Murray.

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1836
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Credit: Observations on the medical and surgical agency of the air-pump : read before the British Association, in 1835 / by Sir James Murray. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    already too long. I shall with pleasure explain the modus operandi, to any gentleman who may honor me with a visit, and beg to conclude by an extract from a paper formerly read to the Surgical Society of Ireland. The influence of increased pressure, and the elasticity of the atmosphere, are matters of great moment, the details of which admit of varied extension. I am the more desirous to call your attention to the consideration of this topic, in order that I may submit the result of certain trials of the effects of atmospheric pressure. In presence of the respected Vice-President of the College of Surgeons, Mr. White, I instantly reduced a very inflamed, turgid, tender, and most troublesome prolapsus ani, without touching the sensitive protrusion. Any of you may see the child of Larkin, No. 32, Bridgefoot-street, and it is worth the trouble of visiting. I succeeded in a similar extremely bad case last winter at Rome, after all the usual means had failed in the hands of others. The great advantage of my plan consists in this, that it empties the turgid blood-vessels, and quickly reduces the protrusion, without inflaming or irritating the rugae or folds of the mucous membrane, and without the painful operation of introducing the fingers, paper cones, or folded cards, as formerly recommended. When the prolapsus is reduced by the pressure of air, oyer a surface of oil, lime-water