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Identifier: ansthesiaansthe00pat (find matches)
Title: Anæsthesia and anæsthetics general and local
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Patton, Joseph M(cIntyre), 1866- (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Chicago, Cleveland press
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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us oxide; of defi-nite quantities of nitrous oxide and air; of nitrous oxide and in-definite quantities of air; of definite quantities of nitrous oxideand oxygen at ordinary atmospheric pressure; of the same underincreased atmospheric pressure (Paul Berts system); of nitrousoxide and varying quantities of oxygen at ordinary atmosphericpressure. For the administration of pure nitrous oxide gas for ordinarydental operations the patient should be seated in an operatingchair in a comfortable position. Care should be taken that thesubjects legs cannot become entangled in the chair or apparatusin case of muscular contractions, nor a purchase be obtained forthe feet should opisthotonos occur. The head should be in linewith the body, and as vertical as possible. If a vertical positionof the head is not satisfactory to the operator, then it should bekept in that position during the induction of anaesthesia by acushion which can be quickly removed as full anaesthesia isreached. NITROUS OXIDE 77
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Fig. 16.—Universal Gas Stand (White). 7^ NITROUS OXIDE Fig. 16. The base is of iron, with a coned socket for the reception of thecylinders. The upright carries a yoke connection for the valve of the cylin-der, an arm for the support of the gas-bag, and a wood fork at the top forholding the inhaler when not in use. Attached to the fork by means of achain is a wood ring for the support of the inhaler tubing. The base is.heavy to assure solidity and firmness on the floor. The coned socketprovides for Medium and Large Cylinders, the latter sitting in the upperpart and the former passing down to the bottom. For the Small Cylin-ders a pedestal casting is provided which sits in the coned socket, withcatches to hold it firmly to the base. The yoke connection, 10, has a short up and down swing to accom-modate itself to the cylinder neck. It is also adjustable upon the up-right. As shown it is in position for the Small and Medium Cylinders.For the Large Cylinders it can be raised by loosening

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