Bisbee daily review., 1907-06-15
DOCTOR BATTLES WITH POISON
 0F SNAKE
Santa Fe Surgeon Wins Out In Desperate CaSe-May ES- tabIish New Medical Pro- cedure in the Future.

ALBUQUERQUE. June li.--Dr. O. s. Brown, santa Fe surgeon at Winslow, encountered a most difficult case a few days ago and by almost super human efforts saved the mans life. E. Madigal. healthy young Mexican. twenty-four years of age, living at Bibo, east of winslow. was bitten on the little finger by a mountain or bush rattler, one Of the most venom ous of its kind. He was bitten May 18th and did not reach Winslow until the next day The Winslow Mail thus tells the story:
 The timekeeper at Bibo had shown good judgment in placing hgatures on his arm above the wound and this pre- caution no doubt had much to do with saving the mans life. When he reach ed Winslow the arm was swollen so badly that the skin had burst in places and he was seemingly in a dying con dition. there being no pulse in the left wrist. Dr. Brown has given us the treatment pursued. which we give in full. as it may be the means of EdAluS ll4G at EolBt OAAiSA AAAANs
 Patient was given hypodermic of 1-20 grain strychnine at 4.15 a. m. Then the hand and arm were freely incised and the parts immersed in a bichloride solution of Ito 300 strength just as hot as he could possibly stand ;t At 4:20 he was given two onuees of good whisky diluted with water. This he immediately yomited. At 4:45 a. m. he was given I-10 grain strychnine hypodermically. The hot bichloride solution was changed as soon as 1t got a little cool, about every fifteen minutes. until four changes had been made. Then, at 5:30 a. m., the ligatures were cut and hand and arm immersed in the hot hichloride solution. The swelling had by this time almost entirely disappeared and he was easier and some brighter. At 6 o'clock a. m. he was given two ounces. of whisky diluted with water This he yomited at once. At G:15 am. his hand and arm were dressed with most bichloride covered with oiled silk protective and bandage ap- piled over it. At ' a. III. he was given black coffee quite strong. This he re- tained fer thirty minutes and then VCmited. At T:30 he was given l-2O strychnine hypodermically. From this on he had leo grain strychnin every .hree hCuss until the next mornnS' No further attempt was made to give anything, either medicine or nourish' ment by stomach until evening. At D. m. he was given bowl or soup
 This he retained for enc hour and then yprnitad Next morning he re tained light -aourishment. His hand and arm were dressed again with the same moist dressings at 9 a m, Al 10 !. III. he had quite severe spasm caused as the physician thought, by too much strychnine. No pulse to be found in left wrist until ] ?. m.; then it was very weak and running 160 pei minute. During the afternoon he grad ually became stronger. During tbe entire day he would faint away when ever he was raised up for anything He made an unevenJful recovery. The hand sioughed quite freely at the seal of injury.
 Several valuable hints as to treat ment can be drawn from the above case. First. as to the value of ugh
 ligatures, whenever possible, cutting off the absorption of the poison. Sec ond. the importance of making fret
 incisions and thus draining tine pntsoI away before it is absorbed. Third
 the eutiredependence upon stimulat
 ing the heart by using strychntn' alone. Fourth, the treatment of thu case without using or rather gettinl action from any alcoholic liquors.