New Instrument Saves Shock Patients
A new instrument called a flame photobeter is being used in United States hospitals to save lives of patients suffering shock following injury dr surgery. In a matter of seconds it records the number of potassium in the patient’s blood stream, telling doctors whether emergency action is required. Disturbance of the potassium balance in the body is very often a contributing cause of death from shock. Dr John S. Lockwood, of the Columbia Medical Center, says that the flame photometer already has made it possible for his staff to save the lives of 10 patients who might otherwise have died.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 53, 19 October 1949, Page 2
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105New Instrument Saves Shock Patients Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 53, 19 October 1949, Page 2
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