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geously, where the crotchet cannot. There are a variety of in- 

 struments: recommended in the performance of this operation: in 



Fig. 35. 



the first stage, Smellie's scissors, and their modification by Holmes ; 



an ordinary bistoury wrapped near to the point ; the ordinary trocar ; 



&c. In the second, the sharp crotchet ; the blunt hook ; the bone 



forceps of Dr. Davis ; the cephalotribe of Baudelocque, jr. ; the 



straight and curved forceps of Dr. Meigs, &c. (Fig. 35.) 



^ter treatment, — The nervous shock will be best treated by quiet, 



small doses of opium, and moderate stimulation. The condition of 



the vagina and uterus should be carefully watched and occasionally 



injected with warm water. If symptoms of inflammation arise, they 



should be met promptly by venesection, leeching, calomel and opium. 



In other respects, the patient should be treated as after a natural labour. 



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