Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-03-22
TRANSFUSING BLOOD.
SOME CURIOUS EXPERIMENTS IN THIS
DIRECTION.
Animals Brought to Life Which Have Been
Dead for Observation-Disclosures Com
pIete and the Subjects Con-
tinue in Good Health.
james L. Finch in Denver News.


The subject operated upon was a medium
sized terrier dog. 1t was securely tied, and
An incisiou made in an artery in his neck,
by which the animal was bled to death. He
certainly passed through all the symptoms
OF dying, and soon after the last blood is
sued from the wound his frame became fixed
AMI rigid, and his eyes showed the senseless
glare of death The room was kept at a
temperature of 20 degrees Fahrenheit, while
the dog lay for three hours dead By this
time he had become very stiff and cold. He
was now placed in a warm water bath that
was constantly maintained at a temperature
of l05 degrees, and was continually and
thoroughly rubbed, and as he became pill
ant his limbs were gently worked about AMI
his whole body rendered supple. A half
pint of hot water was now passed into his
stomach through hard rubber tube that
was forced down his oesophagus. When this
was accomplished, the mouth Of rubber
tube, attached to a bellows, was introduced
into his windpipe, and as the below. wero
provided with double valve, by which the
air could be withdrawn as well as inhaled,
the dogs nose was securely fastened up.
\ large and powerful Newfoundland dog
that had been obtained for the purpose had
been tied near by, and was now bled, while
the attending surgeon proceeded to adjust
the transfusing apparatus, and began to
slowly inject the live dogs blood into the
dead one simultaneously Mr.. Armitage
began slowly working the respiratory bel
lows, while l kept rubbing the animal and
lending his limbs and body to facilitate cir
culation. We could not have been more
anxious about the issue of our efforts if they
had been made on human being instead
of a dumb brute When pint of fresh blood
had been injected, l could see some
change about the eyes of the dog. But no
one spoke. One thought was common to all
would life come back, In few moments
more there was certainly convulsive tire
more noticeable in the body. Mr.. Armitage
in undisgui ed excite ment said to the sur
geon, "PreSs the blood" In a minute or two
the dog gasps, AMI soon attempts to eje the
respiratory tube. which was accordingly
withdrawn. This was followed by gasps and
a catching of the breath while the eyes grow
brighter and more natural The rubbing
and blood in jectlng were yet applied, and
the dog was struggling as If in a
fit But his efforts soon became
less violent, and he begins low whine A
compress was now placed on the artery, and
in twenty-five minutes after the first blood
was in jected, lie sits up, after having been
dead three hours and twenty minutes. The
dog then drank a broth that had been pre-.
pared for him in case of his revival, and
soon got up, and walked about. He was furn
ished a comfortable bed near the stove, and
from this time forward his recovery was 81
rapid that in two days he was turned out T.
run the street.. He is now rugged charac-
ter in good health, with seemingly no bad
remembrance of his resurrection.
The second case was tested on the secon,
day of December. The subject selected wa,
q calf six weeks old. The details of treat
ment We're similar to the foregoing, except
for greater convenience a hot vapor batl
was substituted for the warm water INNER.
sion. The calf, after being bled to death
was left for twelve hours before its resus
ciation was undertaken, as it was desirable
TO see if longer death interval could be
successfully passed over. The fresh blood
I'M jected into its circulatory system was
drawn from yearling steer. 1t required
thirty-five minutes to restore the calf to life
after the TRANSMISSION of the first blood. The
calf then drank some warm milk, and has
since grown and thriven without peicepti
olt VI
The next experiment was Of different
character, and was made with view to see
ii drowned animal could berestored to life,
A small dog was forced under water and
drowned. He was then taken out and laid
with his head inclined downward to drain
his lungs of water, and left for four hour.
in a warm room. 1t viii be noticed that
this was quite different and more hopeless
case than the preceding, as the dog had all
his own blood yet in his veins. After an
hour in the warm bath, and constant rub.
bing and working, his veins were opened al
three different points to admit of the e cape
of any blood that might issue from them,
and tie injecting apparatus was vigorously
applied to the arterial system. After fifty
minutes of anxious labor, signs of revivili-
cation We're observable. The poor beast
whined piteollsly as life was being once more
entbroned within him Notwithstanding
great care was taken of him, he remained
weak for several days, but seems now to be
in good condition.
A fourth case was recently tried, in which
the subject was dog, that was strangled
and afterward frozen-as he could not be
frozen without tstrangiing-was unsuccessful.
After four hours of labor, no signs of return
ing life were noticeable 1t is believed, how
ever, that this experiment. may yet succeed,
and the life Of frozen animal restored.
1t is proper to aid that in the first Ca 'es,
after the blood ceased to flow from tie
wound, measures were taken to prevent ali
entering the circulatory system as tie ami,
NAL cooled. and in all the cases the re- pra.
tory apparatus was nicely adjusted to the
capacity of the animal. Ii the lungs in any
! case had been ruptured or overstrainsd,
bemorrhage would have subsequently en-
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