Jackson R. A physical dissertation on drowning : in which submersion, commonly call’d drowning, is shewn to be a long time consistent with the continuance of life … : to which is subjoined, The proper measures for recovery and relief … : with an appendix, containing some methods for the recovery of those who hang themselves, and of children supposed to be born dead, 1746.

Catalog Record: Jackson R. A physical dissertation on drowning : in which submersion, commonly call’d drowning, is shewn to be a long time consistent with the continuance of life … : to which is subjoined, The proper measures for recovery and relief … : with an appendix, containing some methods for the recovery of those who hang themselves, and of children supposed to be born dead, 1746.

Title: A physical dissertation on drowning : in which submersion, commonly call’d drowning, is shewn to be a long time consistent with the continuance of life … : to which is subjoined, The proper measures for recovery and relief … : with an appendix, containing some methods for the recovery of those who hang themselves, and of children supposed to be born dead / by a physician.

AccessKey: acri

Author: Jackson, Rowland.

WLM Call Number: WO 250 J132 1746 RB

Accession NO.: 9431

Publisher: London : Jacob Robinson, 1746.

Edition: 1st ed.
Physical Description: [4], 80 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Subject: Drowning.
Subject: Near Drowning.
Subject: Resuscitation – history.
Subject: Resuscitation.

Abstract: This is an early work on resuscitation citing Winslow and Bruhier on
recovery from apparent death by drowning. Jackson cites Bruhier’s
published regulations on funerals to prevent unnecessary death for the
apparently dead.

General Notes: Digitized by Northern Micrographics June 22, 2010.

General Notes: A second edition was published in 1747 but contains no obvious changes
in content.