A treatise on tetanus : being the essay for which the Jacksonian Prize, for the year 1834, was awarded, by the Royal College of Surgeons, in London / by Thomas Blizard Curling.

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1836
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Credit: A treatise on tetanus : being the essay for which the Jacksonian Prize, for the year 1834, was awarded, by the Royal College of Surgeons, in London / by Thomas Blizard Curling. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    good.—The allowance of i)orter was increased to three pints, and the oj^iate injections and sulphuric acid were directed to be continued. 29th. Tetanic symptoms were much the same as on the preceding day, but the perspiration was not so profuse, the pulse was still weak, and the bowels were confined. During the night, he had expe- rienced, in a remarkable manner, the exhilarating effects of the opium. 01. Ricini 5!. Rep. med. et enem. 31st. In the course of the last two days, the muscles gradually became more rigid. The abdo- men felt very hard, and pain was experienced in the course of the recti abdominis and at the epigastrium. Deglutition was difficult, and there were occasional spasmodic twitchings in the muscles of the neck and jaw. Perspiration less, and the bowels open. Contin. enem. Wine 5viii. Acid, sulph. dil. x ter in die. Nov. 2nd. The jaws were more closed, the abdo- minal muscles much more rigid, and, upon placing the hand upon the recti, they were felt to contract with great force, the different divisions of these muscles presenting distinct elevations between the linese transversse. There were slight paroxysms, in which the tongue was frequently lacerated. Perspi- ration very profuse. Pulse 108, and weak.—Towards evening he was actively juirged. The sulphuric acid was therefore omitted, and he was directed to take