Venoms: Venomous Animals and Antivenomous Serum-therapeuticsCalmette, A. (Albert)
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Venoms: Venomous Animals and Antivenomous Serum-therapeutics
Calmette, A. (Albert)
Antitoxins; Poisonous snakes; Toxins; Venom
"Under the stimulus of this injection, somewhat drastic I admit, an
absolute resurrection took place in the sick man. The pulse became
strong and bounding, bodily heat returned, and, although the swelling
did not at once diminish, its progressive extension seemed to be
sharply arrested, while the pain was also greatly lessened. The patient
was able to sit up without assistance, and relate the incidents of his
misadventure.
"In a few minutes time I thought it possible to have him taken to
the Choquan Hospital, the Director of which Institution, First-class
Surgeon-Major Angier, has been good enough to furnish me with a note of
the subsequent history of this case.
“’The Annamese Nhuong, who entered the Choquan Hospital on September
11, suffering from snake-bite, was discharged on September 20.
“’On admission, heat and puffiness were observed in the calf and
thigh. Slight dyspnœa, severe fever, tendency to coma. September 12,
temperature 38°, 39·2° C. September 13, temperature 37·3°, 37·6° C.
September 17, temperature 36·8°, 37° C.
“’On discharge, slight œdema and puffiness in the region of the bite.
General condition good.’”
VI.--Case recorded by Dr. Robert Miller, Bengal-Nagpur Railway Company
(_Advocate of India_, Bombay, January 15, 1902).
“On the evening of October 23 I was called to a coolie woman, who
had been bitten by a large cobra about 7 o’clock; some two hours
had already elapsed since the accident. The woman was, so to speak,
moribund, unconscious, and suffering from paralysis of the throat,
after having exhibited all the characteristic symptoms of poisoning
by cobra-venom. I immediately injected 10 c.c. of Calmette’s serum,
without any hope of a successful result, however, so desperate did
the condition of the patient appear. The effect of the serum was
marvellous; fifteen minutes later she regained consciousness. I gave a
fresh injection of 10 c.c., and three hours after the first the patient
was out of danger. Dr. Sen, my assistant-surgeon, was present. I have
forwarded a note of this case to Dr. L. Rogers, Professor of Pathology
at the Calcutta Medical College.”
VII.--Case recorded by Captain H. A. L. Howell, R.A.M.C. (_British
Medical Journal_, January 25, 1902).
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