COLHOUN, SAMUEL - An essay on Suspended Animation. By S. Colhoun
Philadelphia, E. Parker, 1823, First Edition. Hard Cover, 21 cm. (8vo), iv p. 1 l. 176 Pp. Ill.: Author.. Very Good/No Jacket.¶ He is further identified on the title page as :"Member of the American Philosophical Society". The only other work listed for him is his new American edition, extensively revised of Prout's "Inquiry into the nature and treatment of diabetes.." This work deals with asphyxiation and death and the possiblilities for revival. It includes original experiments which were performed on cats, one of which, in which a current of electricity passing through the heart of a dead cat, revived its movement, is a very early example of a currently used means of resuscitation. The experiments begin on P. 11 and continue until the end of the work. Shoemaker 12204, Not in Cordasco, RLIN/OCLC 22 Locs. most of these at important medical schools, including Harvard, the Natl. Lib. Of Med. And the Wellcome Inst. It is now rare on the market. Original calf..
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