PUERPERAL TETANUS.

The Treatment of Puerperal Tetanus

previously and the cord was being tightly held by a Chaniar midwife with her dirty hand. As the patient was a purdalinasliin lady, I could not proceed further, but sent for a Corporation midwife, who completed the third stage manually. I then gave 1 c.c. of pituitrin as the uterus was still bulky and the patient much prostrated. The midwife informed me that there was no tearing of the external ...

Contribution to the Practice of Midwifery (Puerperal Tetanus)

of about 35 years of age, lying on an old mat on the floor, with a block of wood under her head for a pillow. I learnt on inquiry that labour pains had set in four days previously, that they were vigorous and frequent at the commencement, but that subsequently they became weak, and the intervals between each prolonged. The membranes had ruptured at 3 a.m. of the day on which I was called in. The

A Case of Puerperal Tetanus Treated with Chloral Hydrate and Bromide of Potassium: Recovery

On the 16th day after delivery (i.e. on the 11th April) she felt pains in lier jaw^in masticating food, in deglutition, and also in the abdomen; the lochial discharge had ceased since 3rd or 4th April. On the 12th, I found the patient in a most pitiable state : body b>jnt like a bow (opisthotonos) and getting spasms every now and then. On enquiry I learned that the patient had been much exposed...

Puerperal Septicæmia

Dr. GkddES presents the above admirable thesis based upon the fact that puerperal fever occurs more frequently in the practice of medical practitioners in Great Britain than in the practice of certified midwives, and one must confess that he has proved his case in this book. Puerperal fever, unfortunately, does not seem to get any less in its incidence, and it would appear that while the majori...

Puerperal Fever