An Essay on Asphyxia (Apnoea) (Classic Reprint)

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The subject of Asphyxia has had for me an especial interest since the now far-off time when my friend and former teacher Dr. Todd directed my attention to the experiments of Dr. John Reid, whom he highly esteemed as an eminently accurate and trustworthy observer.

I have been surprised to find that some recent textbooks oil Physiology, in opposition to previous writers of eminence, give what I believe to be an incorrect description of the state of the heart's cavities immediately after death from asphyxia, and with this an erroneous explanation of the manner in which the circulation is finally arrested. The subject is one not only of high scientific interest, but of great practical importance; inasmuch as a true physiological interpretation of the phenomena affords valuable assistance in the solution of some complex pathological problems. Therefore, in the hope of exciting more general interest in the subject, I have been induced to publish the following essay in three sections.

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