CASE 26.--Reported by Dr. MacDonald, of Murwillumbah, N.S.W. Mr.
S., bitten on leg by a black snake. Coma, complete paralysis,
chin hanging down to sternum, pupils dilated, &c. An injection of
m. xv. had no effect; one of m. xx. very little. After a third one
of m. x. patient suddenly became conscious, could walk without
assistance, and in half an hour was sent to bed perfectly
recovered.
CASE 27.--Reported by Dr. Yeatman, of Auburn, South Australia. Mr.
D., a farmer, aged 45 years, bitten on thumb; snake not named;
cured by three injections of only m. v. each. Convulsions lasting
for an hour came on three hours after treatment--a very rare
occurrence--by Dr. Yeatman erroneously ascribed to the strychnine,
which in so small a dose would not have produced them in the
absence of snake-poison.
CASE 28.--Reported by officer in charge of police at Grenfell. Boy
of 6 years, bitten by brown snake, and treated by Dr. Rygate.
CASE 29.--W. Toomer, aged 19, bitten by tiger snake on thumb and
index finger, and not treated until 9-1/2 hours after bite, having
a long distance to travel. Recovery very slow through timid use of
antidote, five injections of 1/30th grain having but little
effect, until one of 1/10th restored him. Treated by Dr. Stokes,
of Echuca.
CASE 30.--Reported by Dr. Bennett, surgeon, Gulgong Hospital,
N.S.W. Mrs. Mears admitted to hospital comatose and pulseless,
nothing having been done to check absorption. The intravenous
injection of ammonia failing to rouse her, m. xv. of liq. strych.
were injected, when pulse returned, but coma continued. After a
second injection of m. xv. she suddenly became quite conscious,
and in an hour was fully restored.
CASE 31.--Reported by Dr. Mead, of Quirindi, N.S.W. John Simson,
aged 15 years, bitten by a death adder on forefinger of right
hand. Dr. Mead living 50 miles away, and the lad collapsing, a
layman, Mr. Robert Simson, had to undertake treatment, and
injected during the night m. 150 of a one in 240 solution of
strychnine, equal to 5/8ths of a grain. Dr. Mead, finding the lad
conscious and only a little drowsy, did not inject any more
strychnine until 2 p.m., when a relapse took place. He then
injected m. viii. of liq. str. P. B., and in half an hour m. vii.
more. The last injection produced slight muscular twitchings, and
subdued the snake-poison effectually, the lad making a good
recovery. The total quantity used in 13 injections was over
three-quarters of a grain within 18 hours.
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