The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-24
T0NSlL REMOVAL
DANGEROUS, SAYS
CHICAGO EXPERT
DIR. Otto T. Freer Criticises Tear
ing and Burning Methods
Of Operation
RICH MUST PAY FOR
POOR MEMS BABIES
DIR. John III. Bell Tells ID. G. M.
Alumni to Soak the
PlutOcrat
"A great many operations for the

| "A great many operations for the
removal OF tonsils are unnec sssary,
DR.. Otto 7. F'reer, of Chicago, told
the alumni OF the Detroit College OF
Medicine, In the third day of the an
nual clinic. In Harper hospital, Fri
/ day morning.
Much trouble Is caused by the
timidity Of the average laryngolog
ist,' Dr. Freer continued. He does
not like to cut, while the surgeon
who Is used 70 blood. thinks little o!
) removing the tonsils and 10 likely to
do the work we'll
Cutting Is better. In my opinion
than any other method for removing
! tonsils, such as burning. or shipping
them with wire. There are likely &c
be hemorrhages under any method
but they are especially dangerous IN
the burning and wire-cutting meth
DDS. for they are likely TO be delayed
! Sepsis Is probably the greatest dan
ger. have recently known oil
three deaths which followed the re-
moval Of the tonsils
A clean cut il better than a tear
or u burn because the throat does
not stand rough work we'll, and Is by
no means immune TO sepsis. An
other reason why the surgeon prefers
cut, making as clean wound az
possible, TO the blunt or tearing
methods, Is the avoidance OF injury
TO the palate. The patient also has
little reaction after sharp cut. The
wound heals much more easily than
a tear
V1n., Dol ~ hnt raj
still further diminish the birth rate
In our best families by charging as
much for an obstetrical case as for
an abdominal operation.
Our obstetrical men are not paid
enough for their work." he said. 1T
Is a hard thing TO say that In our pro
fession we do not pay much atten-
ton to those cases Fer which We re-
ceive little or no pay but the fact
remains that where the reward Is
small, the care Is likely TO be less.
We have got TO educate people 10
the belief that an obstetrical case
IL a surgical case, and that the
dangers are Just AZ many. and some
times more than In an abdominal
operation People look on an opera
ton as a terrible thing, while the ar
rival OF baby is considered an event
of ioy In the household. We must
realize the seriousness OF the AFFAIR,
and the fact that the mother is Ia
danger OF losing her life.
we must make Il a practice TO
charge the rich man big fee. 10
make up for the lack OF fees from
the POOR man. In order tn insure
proper treatment OF the poor. We
should charge az much for an OBJ
stetrical case as for AL abdominal
operation The state really ought TO
pay for the poor lust a II cares FOR
them In the usual case OF sickness.
but you can't get bunch OF legisla-
tors 10 see that. The rich must pay:
don't make any bones about II, but
tell them that they must foot the
bill put II to them In The right
light. and they'll see IT,.
Dr. c. G.. Jennings held clinic
I'm which he discussed diseases OF the
heart.
Friday afternoon. the alumni went
to the WAYNE county asylum az
Floisa where Drs David lnglis. A.
w Ives and c. w Hitchcock dis
cussed nervous and mental diseases.
In a talk before the alumni assoc
citation in the Wayne County Medi-
cal association building Thursday
evening. Dr Freer nnid tribute TO
the late Dr. f. Il. Shurly.
@ MANY OF his opera Ions opened up
new paths, the outcome OF which we
could only guess" Dr.. Freer said.
"He was one OF the lioneers OF mod
ern medicine His ~ years OF pro-
Sessional life worked radical changes
- r.ao.ino ~ medicine "