A Case of Snake Bite Successfully Treated with the Help of the 'Iron Lung'
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he suddenly cried out that something had bitten g on the right foot. On examining the foot it ^ found that there were two small punctured wounds J , two drops of blood on the inner side of the right j ^ A dead frog in a macerated condition was found , the patient's bed. The boy's relatives at once ca an ojha to treat the case. He continued treatrfl : up to 6 a.m. when the boy became unconscious, & t it was decided to bring him to the Mitford Hospi where he arrived at 9-30 a.m.
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