DEATH UNDER CHLOROFORM.
[(Pec Press Association.) Christchurch, last night. At tho inquest on Margaret Wiokham i) was stated that she had previously been operated on for the removal of a rib. As she was suffering from tho effects of pleurisy, chloroform was administered when preparing for the second operation yesterday, as ether could not be used owing to diseased chest trouble. The house surgeon had only just commenced to administer thß anaesthetic when deceased began to struggle violently, He Btopped administering and reassured the patient. On resuming she Bgain struggled and commenced to cough. Her pulse was very feeble, and stopped almost immediately, together with the breathing. Every effort was made for nearly an hour to induce respiration. The further medical evidence was that death was due to shock to the heart, caused by the rapture of pus in the lung, and the stoppage of breath from the same cause.
A verdict was returned accordingly, and the jury expressed the opinion that every precaution had been taken in regard to the intended operation.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1431, 15 April 1905, Page 3
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173DEATH UNDER CHLOROFORM. Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1431, 15 April 1905, Page 3
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