Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-07
DOLL HEAD I'M HER THROAT.
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How Surgeons Saved q Chapman
NJ tNtessN Girls Life. r

CHAPMAN, July 6,--The details
the accident to little Gladys Farrel
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Fa
rell, formerly OF Abilene and Il
saving Of her life as briefly noted !
the REFLECTOR last week, are very IL
teresting.
n As related by Mrs. Farrell, th
mother OF the child, little Gladys wa
playing about the family residenc
last Tuesday afternoon, and in child
ish fashion, unknown to her mother
placed In her mouth a remnant Of
small broken china doll. A yer,
short time later, when the little chile
discovered that she was about to b,
disappointed in securing buggy ride
she gave vent to her grief in tears
and in so doing swallowed the piec,
Of china which she had been holding
all the while in her mouth.
No apparent difficulty resulted i'm.
mediately following, and it was not
until the child pointed to its throat
and stated to its mother that she had
swallowed something that 1t became
known to the remainder Of the family
that tho child was In trouble.
Then she became worse and when
the throat swelling became serious SO
hours later she was hurried to Topeka
to specialists. There two X-ray ex-
aminations were made Of the child's
throat. By this means the piece Of
china was partially located, though
the examination was interfered with
through the presence Of the bones in
the neck. Quickly finishing this ex-
animation little Gladys was taken to
Christ hospital, where the operation
which saved the life Of the child for |
Its mother took place.
The throat was laid bare, and the
windpipe severed, revealing the piece
Of china lodged between the vocal
chords. 1t was q matter Of difficulty
even then to remove the obstruction,
Tor the windpipe had SO swollen above
The place Of Judgement that it was
to insert forceps for the
removal of the piece Of china and
: was an utter impossibility to pull
The obstruction from beneath without
earring cruelty the vocal chords al
'eAdy lacerated. The plan Of opera
ion was to insert the forceps from
'eneath and shove the obstruction
Upward, which was successfully done.
he whole operation took place with
ut the administration Of chloroform,
Or the child was found too weak to
urvive any such administration.
Immediately % the air rushed through
its uninterrupted course the normal
Dior came back into the face colored
deep blue from the exertions of the
mall one In its efforts to breathe.
nth the windpipe in such a swollen
1t was found impossible to
w together the severed ends and the
lily resource available in providing
10 child with air was to hold the
indpipe open. DR.. Otto Kiene, hos
tai physician, with the assistance
some Of the nurses from the staff
the hospital was kept employed
Q whole night through and only at
mes when Gladys wished to speak
rs the windpipe closed for a few
citing seconds. Two nurses are 81
pit constantly on duty beside the ~ ~
d Of the child, for it will take some IN
. days, from Friday evening, before to-
. swelling Of the irritated windpipe wi
Il reduce sufficiently to permit the ~ ~
7ered ends to be united. Thus for tn
sry second Of the one hundred and to
enty hours which constitute that de
9Th Of time some one has been on ize
y maintaining the windpipe rigid S a.
that breath Of life may be afforded fol
little one, for so swollen is the gal
% above the cut that 1t would be am
possible for the air to find its way AZ ~
ough and death from suffocation NJ
Id only ensue. By tonight she is ers
ected to be safe. tro