The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-08-11
A PHYSICIANS STORY.
TREATING A CASE ACTIVELY

s,g A PHYSICIANS STORY.
TREATING CASE ACTIVELY
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e Iwas sent for in great haste to attend a
aa gentleman of responsibility, who had been
~ discovered in his room lying senseless on
,f. the floor. On arriving at the house
n found Mrs. HI. in great distress of
81 mind. Whats the matter with Mr. H?'
asked on meeting his lady, who was in
I. tears and looking the picture of dis
s Il am afraid it is the apoplexy,' she re-
sa Piled, Il found him lying upon the floor,
- where he had, to all appearance, fallen
from his chair. His face is purple, and
- though he breathes; it is with great diff
s.srculty.'r 5ns-. fa,g a9f ssg a8t ..
He had been lifted from the floor, and
z- was now lying upon the bed; sure enough
his face waspurple and breathing fabored,
but somehow the symptoms did not indi-
g cate apoplexy. Every vein in his head
- and face was turgid, and he lay perfectly
n stupid, but till saw no clear indications
of any actual or approaching congestion
of the brain. 7 yea sfpeH ~ &
'Hadn't he better be bled, Doctor?' ask
ed his anxious ywife. a.T5.
30 II don't know that it is necessary, IRE
piled l. i think if we let him alone it
bnwill pass off in the course of few
hours a-ia aaI sbE1 scl 3taaG ~
IA few hoursr exclaimed she He may
die in half an hour. i I Isl ~
Il don't think his case is so dangerous,
madam, said I.apl afo 4s saF
yen .Apoplexy not dangerous, doctor?'
Pray, what do you think it is, doc
- tor?' sFssi s7E a9I i4 taa l0"
lC,1 Mrs. H---looked anxously inte nv
face "aas.a j
e delicately limited that he might possi-
ia bly, have been drinking too much brandy;
but to this she indignantly objected.
No, doctor, Ioughtto know about that, ;
2'said She Depend upon it, the disease
al is more deeply seated. l am sure he had
- better be bled. Won't you bleed him,
% doctor? "A few ounces of blood taken
from his arm may give life to the now
stagnant circulation of the blood 1
Thus urged, l. after some reflection,
ordered bowl and bandage, and opening
vein, relieved him Of about eight oun-
ces of blood. But he lay as insensible
as before, much to the distress of his
wife,
Something else must be done, doctor,
she urged, seeing that bleeding had ac-
complished nothing. IF my husband is
not relieved quickly, he must die'<
But this time, several relatives, who
O. had been sent for, arrived, and urged up
on me the adoption of some active means
of restoring the sick man to conscious
q ness. " ~ tf9'iIt5 " @' 1.7.' -'f'a'i
so One proposed mustard plaster all over
his body; another plaster on his head,
and a third his immersion in hot water.
Isuggested that it might be well to use a
stomach pump. t'l9' 81 F'
Why, doctor?' inquired one of his rel
'atives. 'R'F ''' 2' .H' &C. i.'
Perhaps he has taken some drug l
replied. Co.. ..-.-
Impossible, DOCTOR said the wife; 'he
has not been from home to-day, and there
is no drug in the house
NO brandy?' I yentured this sugges-
ton again. !. -
-, No, doctor, no spirits of any kind, moi
even wine in the house, returned she, ii
an offended tone. ~, -.
I was not the regular family physician
and had been called in to meet the alarm,
ing emergency, because my Office hap.
~ pened to be the nearest to the dwelling O
Mr., H-7s Feeling my position to be
"a difficult one, suggested that the family
physician had better be called.
,J But the delay, Doctor urged the rela
tiycs. u af ,.-,r
No harm will result from it, be assur
ed replied. But fny worde did not as
sure them. However, as l was firm il
emysresolution not to do anything NOR
for the patient until DR.. s. came, the.
had TO osubmit.l I wished to make a call
OF Importance in the neighborhood, and
Proposed going, to be back by the time
Or. p arrived; but the friends of the sick
man would not suffer me to leave the
: room When pr. S. came, we conversed