Taylor
relates the history of a case of asphyxia in which he produced a
successful issue by extracting one gallon of blood from his
patient during twelve hours. Lucas speaks of 50 venesections
being practiced during one pregnancy. Van der Wiel performed
venesection 49 times during a single pregnancy. Balmes mentions a
case in which 500 venesections were performed in twenty-five
years. Laugier mentions 300 venesections in twenty-six months.
Osiander speaks of 8000 ounces of blood being taken away in
thirty-five years. Pechlin reports 155 venesections in one person
in sixteen years, and there is a record of 1020 repeated
venesections.
The loss of blood through spontaneous hemorrhage is sometimes
remarkable. Fabricius Hildanus reports the loss of 27 pounds of
blood in a few days; and there is an older record of 40 pounds
being lost in four days. Horstius, Fabricius Hildanus, and
Schenck, all record instances of death from hemorrhage of the
gums. Tulpius speaks of hemoptysis lasting chronically for thirty
years, and there is a similar record of forty years' duration in
the Ephemerides. Chapman gives several instances of extreme
hemorrhage from epistaxis. He remarks that Bartholinus has
recorded the loss of 48 pounds of blood from the nose; and
Rhodius, 18 pounds in thirty-six hours.
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