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Page 25
By turning the disks the operator , without detaching the conducting wires with
which the excitors are connected with the instrument , can bring into play the
current from as many sets of cells as he desires . When in daily use the cells
require to ...
By turning the disks the operator , without detaching the conducting wires with
which the excitors are connected with the instrument , can bring into play the
current from as many sets of cells as he desires . When in daily use the cells
require to ...
Page 40
11 ) is to allow slow intermissions to be produced with the foot , an arrangement
which leaves the hands of the operator free , either to hold the conductors or to
gradulate the currents . Duchenne ' s large Uncovered Apparatus ( fig . 14 )
differs ...
11 ) is to allow slow intermissions to be produced with the foot , an arrangement
which leaves the hands of the operator free , either to hold the conductors or to
gradulate the currents . Duchenne ' s large Uncovered Apparatus ( fig . 14 )
differs ...
Page 64
If it is desired to localize somewhat this escape along the course of certain nerve
branches , or otherwise , but to avoid shock , a brush may be slowly passed by
the operator almost , but not quite , in contact with the skin . A series of rapid and
...
If it is desired to localize somewhat this escape along the course of certain nerve
branches , or otherwise , but to avoid shock , a brush may be slowly passed by
the operator almost , but not quite , in contact with the skin . A series of rapid and
...
Page 70
In fig . 34 the conical rheophores are in like manner applied to the face . As it is
requisite to administer to a muscle a dose of electricity proportionate to its degree
of excitability , the operator should whenever possible have one hand at liberty .
In fig . 34 the conical rheophores are in like manner applied to the face . As it is
requisite to administer to a muscle a dose of electricity proportionate to its degree
of excitability , the operator should whenever possible have one hand at liberty .
Page 79
... unavoidably painful irritation of the sensitive fibres is unimportant , as , for
example , in paralysis of the whole arm , electrization of the brachial plexus , on
account of its superficial position , is especially adapted for an unpractised
operator .
... unavoidably painful irritation of the sensitive fibres is unimportant , as , for
example , in paralysis of the whole arm , electrization of the brachial plexus , on
account of its superficial position , is especially adapted for an unpractised
operator .
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| Title | A Handbook of Medical Electricity Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO): Science, Technology, and Medicine: 1780-1925 |
| Author | Herbert Tibbits |
| Publisher | Lindsay & Blakiston, 1873 |
| Length | 164 pages |
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