Observations on the epidemic fever, of the year 1741 : To which are added several cases, as examples of the benefit arising from bleeding, and purging, in the cure of this fever, in its several stages / By Daniel Cox.

  • Cox, Daniel, -1759.
Date:
1742
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Credit: Observations on the epidemic fever, of the year 1741 : To which are added several cases, as examples of the benefit arising from bleeding, and purging, in the cure of this fever, in its several stages / By Daniel Cox. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ; tj ? ( 4° ) following quick upon one another> and fucceeded by a ftrong fhivering Fit, which lafted about half an Hour, and was juft off when I came to him at one; I found him extremely difordered, his Spirits very much funk, his Head confus'd, fcarce fenfible or able to fpeak, his Pulfe low and fluttering, and his Flefh very cool. I gave him immediately gutt, 25 Laud. Jbiq. Syd. At three in the Afternoon, J vifited him again, he had lain quiet ever fince, and without Stools, his Flefh was warm, his Pulfe ftronger but very quick, and the Sweats were returning. At eight in the Evening, he was fail afleep, and in a profufe Sweat, his Pulfe grown ftron¬ ger but ftill quick, he had been a little faint and confus'd about an Hour before, but it foon went off; finding him in this Situation, I thought it would hard¬ ly be fafe to wait 111 the Sweats, were quite off, and his Pulfe grown calm, before I gave him the Bark : I there¬ fore wak’d him, and gave him dij. in a Draught, he fell afleep again imme¬ diately, and flept found ’till ten, when I again vifited him. He was in a fine Sweat, very calm and temperate, and his Pulfe of a good Strength, but a little quick. I gave him another Dofe of the Bark, and ordered the Repetition of it