Excerpt from Philadelphia Medical Times, Vol. 7: A Bi-Weekly Journal of Medical and Surgical Science; May 12, 1877
Whisky was given subcutaneously, she not being able to swallow; hypodermic injections of digitalis were also given, and carbonate of ammonium per rectum; heat was applied to the extremities, and a constant oversight ofthe patient was directed. She rallied sufficiently to swallow, but then gradually sank, and died twenty-two hours after the first convulsion.
Time will not permit a detailed statement of the post-mortem appearances, but the meninges, lungs, liver, spleen, and kidneys were found congested, while the pericardium contained about six ounces of serum. The bladder did not contain a particle of urine. The wall of the left ventricle of the heart was slightly hypertrophied. The pathologist, Dr. Shakespeare, makes the following report.
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