New-York tribune., 1886-04-25
LAYING BARE 4 CHILD'S BRAIM.
A DELICATE OPERATION UPON THE sKULL-ftE
PATENT ON TIE ROAD To RECOVERY.
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A DELICATE OPERATION UPOV THE sKULL-THE
PATENT ON TIE ROAD To RECOVERY.
Little Joseph Sullivan bad just come out OF
the Brothers School Not; aud PARK ss. at noon tho
other day, ana had started for his hoiae at "" - h
berry-st for his dinner when he asked by one OF
Lis counanions TO get a ball which hat gono under
wagon and stoppo the horses hind feet lie diu
not want fret, there was danger from INC
horse which was known to DE fractions. But his COM
pauIOns darod him 10 get X, aud being p.hcky H''o
fellow conld stand ns and dove under the wagon
and grabbed the ball Before he could get away the
horse kicked Violently backward, and ono of his feet
struck the boy the head. aud he fell uncoh'
scious as If dead. He was picked up tenderN
by "A big policeman. who said that he was uoau'
and many fell the nangicd forn OF the IVY
for he was fuvorite VITA every one. In litue "ho
the bog gaspcd for breath and then an ambulance wa"
called ana he taken t. the Chambers street HOS
utal Dr. Ontcrhr lgo found that there was conponhd
fracture OF the frontal bone In the boys skull the "ho
forehead being crushed Ia and presenting horri"o
aupearancc. Nothing could save tho boys Ilo p"'
prompt heroic treatment flo was taken to the operating
room ard upon adjustable table so that MS he"'
could he put in proper position for working lhsh
with sharp knife surgeon made incisons in the
scalp-after cutting away portion o. the hair Oh III"
top of the patients head-a such an angle tha' VII
angular nap could raised lrom the bone. me sAui
was found to greatly depressed at the point wherc
one of the cork, horseshoe had struck ana tho
inner table OF the skull was evidently coinmnuted.
| Taking trophIne tho surgeon soagnt Tor piaco
where the bone was Grm, and then began to porr pore
through the skull Slowly tho instrument was sln-
through the the skull until tho OOoa "ds
seen boTingr Indicating tnat the dpl0e hau pen
reached. Then greater caution was used, anu Piov
was employed iutcrya after several turns oI lho
| trephine. to the depth OF the boring. Inc ppy
seemed be slowly sinking. and stimullnts were ElNo
by injection To keen heart nearly its normal acton
The brain reached at last and small button"
was taken out, ExpO,ng the infsmcd brain surface %
inner table had been broken into spinier~ "hic n',
and been forced INTO tue aura Ddtcf. ~
clots Of blood found these taken out DS
the nee nI a Instrument known an elevator INC uc
pressed portion OF the skull carefully raised so s "
| t.ke The pressure of the brain. The rce"sc
! of the pressure noticeable AT ouVo
the Frightening Of the boys condition. MS rcsIa
tion natural and Tho heart stronger no
splinters the brain taken out Win iOlccP- H
special form of forccps used 10 break oil the usn
edges OF bone. Enough pieces removed 10 maze
hole the skull about the size OF htfdoar' ana lHc
tho whole posed BRAIN washed carefully WIN Hn
.antsopuc solution. Tho boJ's condition mpto'"n 81,
the time. bat he evidently suffering from thr E''t
shock. When the SKULL had beep arranged 20 INA. u
would remain ia position the Hap vas drawn Over ,iio @
eIpuscd brain and the wound dustcd Win l1lo ~
and baBdagcd. Then Tie boy. WHO md begun 70 81" !"
OF returning cOEsclOn.ness. WAS placed on hsV
His age was III his favor ani hs recovery Is