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430 the medical society of the state of north carolina is limited; but I am also convinced by experience and observation that in certain cases, wisely administered, I have yet to see a drug that I could safely substitute for it. Recently I had occasion to observe the beneficial effects of alcohol in two desperate cases of lobar pneumonia. Both of these cases were addicted to the use of alcohol as a beverage. The delirium experienced by these patients towards the crisis was something fearful—simply wearing themselves out and practically exhausted. The various sedatives were used without giving the desired results; but the most gratifying results were obtained from moderately large doses of alcohol, and I am convinced that had I not used alcohol with these patients the termination would have been fatal. Good whiskey was hard to obtain. Opium in the form of morphin was tried, and the opiates produced a decided depressing effect upon the respiratory centers in both cases. Whiskey used on both patients gave splendid results. In the infectious diseases, when the first sound of the heart becomes feeble, alcohol wisely administered has given me results that I have not been able to obtain from other drugs. In carbolic acid poisoning it is the most efficient antidote that we can use. It prevents the absorption and also dilutes the acid by its astringent and dehydrating action upon the tissues. In severe types of gastro-enteric intoxication, where the prostration is severe, brandy in thirty-drop doses in a child six months old has given me splendid results, when other means of stimulation have" failed. In a child suffering from bronchopneumonia, brandy in half-dram doses every two or three hours has given me the most happy results. I have seen the most ardent prohibitionist's viewpoint as regards prohibition completely changed after observing the beneficial effects of alcohol in a relative. The attitude of the state in not placing alcohol or whiskey where it could be legitimately obtained has made a man who was once enthusiastic as regards prohibition now luke-warm towards the cause. When we obtain alcohol illegally the bootlegger in his ignorance is only too glad to pass the word along that Mr. So-and-So is purchasing whiskey, therefore it must be all right to handle it, As a result, bootleggers and distillers increase instead of diminish. It is not often that we really need alcohol in practice; but when it is indicated we should not be forced to obtain it illegally. I contend that the State should make provision whereby it can be procured, and the regulations as to dispensing it should be rigid and strictly enforced, and prohibition would be strengthened. If alcohol is wisely administered to the elderly who are convalescing from some acute infectuous disease, the period of convalescence is shortened, their appetites are improved, and it is a great factor in placing them on their feet again.
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-16: Transactions of the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina [1891-1939] |
Document Title | Transactions of the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina [1891-1939] |
Subject Topical | Medicine -- North Carolina -- Societies, etc. |
Subject Topical Other | Societies, Medical -- North Carolina. |
Description | After 1939 transactions published in the North Carolina Medical Journal |
Creator | Medical Society of the State of North Carolina. Annual Session. |
Publisher | Raleigh, N.C. : Medical Society of the State of North Carolina, 1891-1939. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1925 |
Identifier | NCHH-16-072 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
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Volume Number | 72 |
Health Discipline | Medicine |
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Fixed Title * | Page 430 |
Document Title | Transactions of the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina [1891-1939] |
Subject Topical | Medicine -- North Carolina -- Societies, etc. |
Subject Topical Other | Societies, Medical -- North Carolina. |
Description | After 1939 transactions published in the North Carolina Medical Journal |
Creator | Medical Society of the State of North Carolina. Annual Session. |
Publisher | Raleigh, N.C. : Medical Society of the State of North Carolina, 1891-1939. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1925 |
Identifier | NCHH-16-072-0468 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Page Type | all; article |
Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
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Digital Collection | North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection |
Sponsor | The North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection is an open access publishing initiative of the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Financial support for the initiative was provided in part by a multi-year NC ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online) digitization grant, awarded by the State Library of North Carolina, and funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). |
Volume Number | 72 |
Page Number | 430 |
Health Discipline | Medicine |
Full Text | 430 the medical society of the state of north carolina is limited; but I am also convinced by experience and observation that in certain cases, wisely administered, I have yet to see a drug that I could safely substitute for it. Recently I had occasion to observe the beneficial effects of alcohol in two desperate cases of lobar pneumonia. Both of these cases were addicted to the use of alcohol as a beverage. The delirium experienced by these patients towards the crisis was something fearful—simply wearing themselves out and practically exhausted. The various sedatives were used without giving the desired results; but the most gratifying results were obtained from moderately large doses of alcohol, and I am convinced that had I not used alcohol with these patients the termination would have been fatal. Good whiskey was hard to obtain. Opium in the form of morphin was tried, and the opiates produced a decided depressing effect upon the respiratory centers in both cases. Whiskey used on both patients gave splendid results. In the infectious diseases, when the first sound of the heart becomes feeble, alcohol wisely administered has given me results that I have not been able to obtain from other drugs. In carbolic acid poisoning it is the most efficient antidote that we can use. It prevents the absorption and also dilutes the acid by its astringent and dehydrating action upon the tissues. In severe types of gastro-enteric intoxication, where the prostration is severe, brandy in thirty-drop doses in a child six months old has given me splendid results, when other means of stimulation have" failed. In a child suffering from bronchopneumonia, brandy in half-dram doses every two or three hours has given me the most happy results. I have seen the most ardent prohibitionist's viewpoint as regards prohibition completely changed after observing the beneficial effects of alcohol in a relative. The attitude of the state in not placing alcohol or whiskey where it could be legitimately obtained has made a man who was once enthusiastic as regards prohibition now luke-warm towards the cause. When we obtain alcohol illegally the bootlegger in his ignorance is only too glad to pass the word along that Mr. So-and-So is purchasing whiskey, therefore it must be all right to handle it, As a result, bootleggers and distillers increase instead of diminish. It is not often that we really need alcohol in practice; but when it is indicated we should not be forced to obtain it illegally. I contend that the State should make provision whereby it can be procured, and the regulations as to dispensing it should be rigid and strictly enforced, and prohibition would be strengthened. If alcohol is wisely administered to the elderly who are convalescing from some acute infectuous disease, the period of convalescence is shortened, their appetites are improved, and it is a great factor in placing them on their feet again. |
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Article Title | Has Alcohol A Place As A Therapeutic Agent |
Article Author | G. H . Macon |
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