An epidemic of cholera treated by intravenous saline infusion

Abstract

History of Cholera in China

Methods in which the spread of cholera is assisted: Water; Flies; Contact; Cholera carriers;

History of the Epidemic, Swatow, 1912

Was it cholera?

Aim of treatment

Historical note on intravenous saline infusion

Indication for intravenous infusion afforded by: The concentration of the blood; The degree of cardiac failure

Method in which treatment was carried out

Results achieved by this treatment

Study of the principal causes of death: Collapse; Hyperpyrexia; Uraemia

Conclusion

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