Observations on the inflammatory endemic, incidental to strangers in the West Indies from temperate climates commonly called the yellow fever ... to which is added an appendix, containing abstracts of official reports upon West India fevers / [Nodes Dickinson].

  • Dickinson, Nodes, 1776-1855
Date:
1819
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    have prohibited the means which were highly extolled by others: and scarcely any two, in a s;reat number, have accorded in their opinion upon a subject of peculiar interest to that part of mankind, whose lot it may become to visit the West Indies, from tempe- rate regions.21 Notwithstanding this diversity of opinion, which has as diversely governed West-India practice, the writer cannot assent entirely to the following observation on the treatment of Yellow Fever; an observation which is rendered particularly important, from the au- thority referred to being still the frequent guide of the inexperienced practitioner within the tropics. It has been stated by Dr. Geo. Fordyce, that 66 practitioners have been frightened, as spectators are, when violent torrents are car- rying every thing along with them; and losing their presence of mind, some have em- ployed evacuations by bleeding, some, active purgatives, some emetics, others mercury in large doses, so as to salivate; and some of them have thrown large quantities of cold water upon their patients.” “ But all these, and other violent measures, seem to have en-