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KIRBY S WONDERFUL MUSEUM.
Here follow the Doctor’s extracts, but with the omission
of such parts as appear to be rather of professional than ge-
neral interest.
‘ Kate Hudson, a single woman, aged 31, was admitted
into the general hospital, Nottingham, on the 4th of August,
1783, for an inflammatory affection of the right arm. On
inspection of the arm two needles were discovered under the
skin, a little above the dorsal side of the wrist. They lay in
a transverse direction, and were readily extracted by pushing
the points through the skin, and laying hold of them with a
pair of forceps. Upon a more minute examination, some
more needles were felt about three inches higher up the fore-
arm, but farther back than the others, and more over the flexor
muscles; these lay longitudinally, and appeared to have their
heads downwards. These needles were extracted as before,
a small puncture with a lancet having been previously made.
(Of the number of the last-mentioned needles 1 find no
mention.)
‘.August 6. Another needle is felt plainly a little below the
former place.
‘ 7th. The nurse, in attempting to extract one from her
leg has broken it, and left part of it in. A large needle has
been taken away from her foot, which was lying across her
instep, and among the tendons.
‘ October 11. A very large darning needle was this day ex-
tracted from her right breast, seemingly buried within a part
of the gland; thinks she feels another needle very deep seated
under the gland in the middle of the breast; complained of
great pam in the breast after the removal of the needle, which,
in about an hour afterwards, became so excessive as to throw
her into convulsions.
‘ November 1. The convulsions have continued at periods
till now; the needle still appearing to lie very deep within
the breast; and about three days ago her jaws became locked;
very weak and low; pulse small and weak; made an incision
KIRBY S WONDERFUL MUSEUM.
Here follow the Doctor’s extracts, but with the omission
of such parts as appear to be rather of professional than ge-
neral interest.
‘ Kate Hudson, a single woman, aged 31, was admitted
into the general hospital, Nottingham, on the 4th of August,
1783, for an inflammatory affection of the right arm. On
inspection of the arm two needles were discovered under the
skin, a little above the dorsal side of the wrist. They lay in
a transverse direction, and were readily extracted by pushing
the points through the skin, and laying hold of them with a
pair of forceps. Upon a more minute examination, some
more needles were felt about three inches higher up the fore-
arm, but farther back than the others, and more over the flexor
muscles; these lay longitudinally, and appeared to have their
heads downwards. These needles were extracted as before,
a small puncture with a lancet having been previously made.
(Of the number of the last-mentioned needles 1 find no
mention.)
‘.August 6. Another needle is felt plainly a little below the
former place.
‘ 7th. The nurse, in attempting to extract one from her
leg has broken it, and left part of it in. A large needle has
been taken away from her foot, which was lying across her
instep, and among the tendons.
‘ October 11. A very large darning needle was this day ex-
tracted from her right breast, seemingly buried within a part
of the gland; thinks she feels another needle very deep seated
under the gland in the middle of the breast; complained of
great pam in the breast after the removal of the needle, which,
in about an hour afterwards, became so excessive as to throw
her into convulsions.
‘ November 1. The convulsions have continued at periods
till now; the needle still appearing to lie very deep within
the breast; and about three days ago her jaws became locked;
very weak and low; pulse small and weak; made an incision