Cullen W. A letter to Lord Cathcart, president of the Board of Police in Scotland concerning the recovery of persons drowned and seemingly dead, 1776.

Catalog Record: Cullen W. A letter to Lord Cathcart, president of the Board of Police in Scotland concerning the recovery of persons drowned and seemingly dead, 1776.

Title: A letter to Lord Cathcart, president of the Board of Police in Scotland concerning the recovery of persons drowned and seemingly dead / by William Cullen.

AccessKey: acie

Author: Cullen, William, 1710-1790.

WLM Call Number: WO 250 C897 1776 RB

Accession NO.: 9432

Publisher: London : J. Murray, 1776.

Physical Description: 45 p. ; 21 cm.

Subject: Near Drowning.
Subject: Resuscitation.

Related Names: Cathcart, Charles, 9th Baron, 1721-1776.

Abstract: In his letter to Lord Cathcart on the resuscitation, Cullen first
advocates the restoration of body heat in the victim which is followed
by stimulation of the intestines via fumigation of tobacco smoke
through the victim’s rectum. The final step is the restoration of the
lungs and the heart.

Content Notes: Contains an extract from the “Journals of the Board of Police [August
11, 1774] as well as a paper presented by the Lord Cathcart referenced
in extract.

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