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In the light of even my limited experience I cannot but feel that Dr.
Bowles' opinion concerning the Silvester method would admit of some
modification. This is often the case with very positive statements
concerning medical matters. In my own case the Silvester method
answered well, but I was much impressed with Dr. Bowles' claims for
the Marshall Hall method, and should bear them in mind were I called
upon to attend another case of drowning.
[Footnote 1: Resuscitation of the Apparently Drowned, by R.L.
Bowles, M.D., F.R.C.P., Medico-Chirurgical Transactions, vol.
lxxii., 1889.]
I think it must be admitted that pulling the tongue forward as a means
of opening the glottis, which has become a standard treatment in
asphyxia, is unscientific, and not warranted by the results of
experiments made to determine its value.[2]
[Footnote 2: Dragging on the tongue's tip would not affect its
base or the epiglottis sufficiently to make it a praiseworthy
procedure. Medico-Chirurgical Transactions, vol. lxxii. See also
_Medical Record_, April 4, 1891. Pulling out the tongue is a
mistake, since irritation of nerves of deglutition stops the
diaphragm.
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