What to observe at the bed-side and after death in medical cases.

  • London Medical Society of Observation.
Date:
1853
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    holic drinks arc taken; taken in place of food; before, with, or after meals.—Habit of tippling (Ikjuor com- monly os«l); habit and frequency of intoxication.— Habitual nsc of strong tea or coffee, cool or eery hot ? 15. Clothing and firing :—sufficient or not, by day and by night? use of iiannel clothing; clothing of feet.—Habitual use of tight stays or neck-cloths.— Sufficiency of bedding and bed-clothes. 16. CUanlinen:—of person; habitual change of clothing; ablutions; habitual use of baths, and of what kind? of sea-bathing;—of bedding and bed- clothes ; their saturation with urine, discharges, etc.; parihention of them;—of habitation ; flooring, walls; fre<)ucncy of whitewashing; if a public institution, the use of water or dry rubbing in cleansing the wards? etc. 17. Erercite:—number of hours deroted to it; place; time of day; special character of exercise. 18. Sleep;—number of hours habitnally taken; Criod of twenty-four hours in which taken; rest bitually broken or undisturbed ? 19. Study;—number of hours habitually devoted to it; its special nature and object. 20. Mrdicitut or other therapeutical agents hnbi- tiudly used (purgatiTcs, issues, blisters, bloodle.tting, chloroform, etc.); ostensible reason for their use. 21. llaiitual tue of narcotic drugt, etc.—Opium, quantity used (stating whether the information is de- rive*! from the patient or from other sources); how long habitnated to it ?—Tobacco; mode of using it (by smoking, snuffing, or chewing); quantity u-cd daily or weekly; habitually used before or after meals. 22. PccHliar habiit. 23. Venereal indulgence*; habitual frequency.— Masturbation (28). B.—PREVIOUS GENERAL HF.ALTU. 24. Infantile health.—Vaccination; age at which performed; its success.—Re-vaccination; age at which performed; its success;—character of cicatrices.—Va- riobms inoculation; age at which performed; severity or mildness of disease; number of pustules;—character 5 I intoxicating I drinks. j strong tea or I (Xiffec. i Clothing & Bring. tight ligatures. Ueiitilng. I Cleanllnets— of pentoo. I bedding. i I habitation. j Exercise. Sleep. Stodr. ! Mctlicines. ■ Narcotic drugs— . opium. I tobacco. Peculiar habits. I ' Vttneml lndul> I fencet. I i §II.B. Infantile beahh- vaccinalion. re-racclnation. variolons ino- culation.