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improvised tourniquets, and had him taken to the Civil Hospital 

 where I packed the wound, applied a tight bandage and gave him 

 a hypodermic injection of Ergotin 1/200 grain, and morphia 

 sulphate :| grain. I ordered him adrenalin chloride grs. x every 

 hour, and calcium chloride gTS. xv with Ext. Ergots Liq. every 

 second hour. After 7 p.m. calcium chloride alone was given in 

 fifteen grain doses every two hours whilst awake, and a generous 

 supply of milk. He remained in hospital, and for his subsequent 

 history I am indebted to Major D. E. Green, I.M.S., Civil Surgeon. 



On admission, 24-th August. — Pulse 65 weak. Eespiration and 

 temperature normal. Evening — Pulse better, stronger, respiration 

 normal, temperatiire 99 F. 



August 25th. — Pulse stronger, having nearly regained a normal 

 force. Eespiration and temperatiire normal. Passed a good night. 

 Wound left undressed, the finger tip being warm and sensitive. 

 No farther haemorrhage from the finger, nor from any mucous 

 surfaces. The urine contained no blood nor albumen. The bowels 

 acted, and the dejecta were normal. Calcium chloride was 

 continued as before, and he had a generous supply of milk. 



August 26th. — The wound was dressed. On removing the 

 plugging, some oozing re-commenced, but soon ceased when re- 

 bandaged. No constitiitional symptoms of any sort. Treatment as 

 before. 



August 27th. — Left the hospital at his own request. On the 

 following day some slight oozing from the wound recurred, but 

 soon stopped. I have seen him since on several occasions, and he 

 has had no further ill consequences. 



The toxic efiects were typically viperine. He never showed the 

 least constitutional disturbance, and no nervous manifestations. 

 His companion reported to me that he shivered immediately after 

 his accident, but this I feel little doubt was nothing more than an 

 emotional manifestation, for it was transient, and part of a fit of 

 sobbing which his first alarm evoked, and there was no repetition of 

 a similar nature. The blood was evidently profoundly altered in 

 quality for that which was shed upon my verandah steps showed 

 no trace of coagulation an hour or so afterwards. 



