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Page 495
... period is , to say the least , uncertain . It is probable that , in some way or other , they were used at a very early day . But if we are to take the pas- sages cited from very old authors as satisfactory proof that liga- tures were ...
... period is , to say the least , uncertain . It is probable that , in some way or other , they were used at a very early day . But if we are to take the pas- sages cited from very old authors as satisfactory proof that liga- tures were ...
Page 496
... period to which I am referring , several illustrious names are found on the list of surgical reformers . Of all these none stands so prominent as Ambrose Paré . A long and brilliant career has placed him in the front rank of those who ...
... period to which I am referring , several illustrious names are found on the list of surgical reformers . Of all these none stands so prominent as Ambrose Paré . A long and brilliant career has placed him in the front rank of those who ...
Page 504
... period for extracting these in the human subject ? The age , sex , temperament , general health , condition of life , and a thousand other things in the patients themselves the climate , season , habitation , nourishment , occu- pation ...
... period for extracting these in the human subject ? The age , sex , temperament , general health , condition of life , and a thousand other things in the patients themselves the climate , season , habitation , nourishment , occu- pation ...
Page 505
... period I have tied the arteries of the fingers , hand , fore arm , and arm , those of the leg and thigh - and I have never seen any symptom result from which I could infer that the knot had not been removed by absorption . I will now ...
... period I have tied the arteries of the fingers , hand , fore arm , and arm , those of the leg and thigh - and I have never seen any symptom result from which I could infer that the knot had not been removed by absorption . I will now ...
Page 508
... period of the separating of the ligature , when common thread is used . By the tenth or fifteenth day , the time at which this separation usually takes place , the parts are freed of the presence of the li- gature by the safe process of ...
... period of the separating of the ligature , when common thread is used . By the tenth or fifteenth day , the time at which this separation usually takes place , the parts are freed of the presence of the li- gature by the safe process of ...
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Page 586 - ... and in regard to measures for the prevention of epidemic and contagious diseases ; and when pestilence prevails, it is their duty to face the danger, and to continue their labors for the alleviation of the suffering, even at the jeopardy of their own lives. § 2. Medical men should also be always ready, when called on by the legally constituted authorities, to enlighten coroners...
Page 580 - It is derogatory to the dignity of the profession to resort to public advertisements, or private cards, or handbills, inviting the attention of individuals affected with particular diseases...
Page 575 - ... minister to the sick with due impressions of the importance of their office ; reflecting that the ease, the health, and the lives of those committed to their charge, depend on their skill, attention and fidelity. They should study, also, in their deportment, so to unite tenderness with firmnessy and condescension with authority, as to inspire the minds of their patients with gratitude, respect and confidence.
Page 585 - ... patient who is under the regular direction of another physician, in consequence of some sudden change or aggravation of symptoms. The conduct to be pursued on such an occasion is to give advice adapted to present circumstances ; to interfere no...
Page 579 - ... 10. A patient should, after his recovery, entertain a just and enduring sense of the value of the services rendered him by his physician ; for these are of such a character, that no mere pecuniary acknowledgment can repay or cancel them. CHAPTER II. OF THE DUTIES OF PHYSICIANS TO EACH OTHER AND TO THE PROFESSION AT LARGE.
Page 577 - ... of promoting and strengthening the good resolutions of his patients, suffering under the consequences of vicious conduct, ought never to be neglected. His counsels, or even remonstrances, will give satisfaction, not offence, if they be proffered with politeness, and evince a genuine love of virtue, accompanied by a sincere interest in the welfare of the person to whom they are addressed.
Page 577 - A patient should never be afraid of thus making his physician his friend and adviser j he should always bear in mind that a medical man is under the strongest obligations of secrecy, Even the female sex should never allow feelings of shame or delicacy to prevent their disclosing the seat, symptoms and causes of complaints peculiar to them.
Page 581 - A regular medical education furnishes the only presumptive evidence of professional abilities and' acquirements, and ought to be the only acknowledged right of an individual to the exercise and honors of his profession. Nevertheless, as in consultations the good of the patient is the sole object in view, and this is often dependent on personal confidence, no intelligent regular practitioner, who has a license to...
Page 586 - Poverty, professional brotherhood, and certain of the public duties referred to in the first section of this article, should always be recognized as presenting valid claims for gratuitous services ; but neither institutions endowed by the public or by rich individuals, societies for mutual benefit, for the insurance of lives or for analogous purposes, nor any profession or occupation, can be admitted to possess such privilege.
Page 585 - ... numerous points in medical ethics and etiquette through which the feelings of medical men may be painfully assailed in their intercourse with each other...