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THE CENTENARY OF THE HYPODERMIC SYRINGE 1853-1953

THE CENTENARY OF THE HYPODERMIC SYRINGE 1853-1953 Abstract One hundred years ago a French physician, Charles-Gabriel Pravaz1 (1791-1853), of Lyons, France, introduced into medical practice the use of the hypodermic syringe. The Pravaz syringe was patterned primarily for the application of ferric chloride to nevi and to aneurysms. The syringe was provided with an external nut working on a thread cut about the piston so that the contained liquid could be extruded drop by drop. Another novel item of this syringe was a slip joint, the needle being of steel and the hub of hard rubber. Alexander Wood2 (1817-1884), of Edinburgh, was the first physician to use this hypodermic syringe for the administration of drugs. He injected morphine hydrochloride into patients with intractable neuralgias; in all of them a remarkable rapidity of the effect of the drug was demonstrated. Wood concluded correctly "that in all probability what is true in regard to narcotics would be found References 1. Charles-Gabriel Pravaz, Compt. rend. Acad. sc. 236:88-90, 1953. 2. Wood, A.: On a New Method of Treating Neuralgia by the Direct Application of Opiates to the Pain Points , Edinburgh M. & S. J. 82:265-281, 1855. 3. Anel, D.: Nouvelle méthode de guérir les fistules lacrimales, ou recuēil de différentes pièces pour et contre, et en faveur de la même méthode nouvellement inventée , Turin, Zappatte, 1713. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png A.M.A. Archives of Dermatology & Syphilology American Medical Association

THE CENTENARY OF THE HYPODERMIC SYRINGE 1853-1953

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THE CENTENARY OF THE HYPODERMIC SYRINGE 1853-1953

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Abstract One hundred years ago a French physician, Charles-Gabriel Pravaz1 (1791-1853), of Lyons, France, introduced into medical practice the use of the hypodermic syringe. The Pravaz syringe was patterned primarily for the application of ferric chloride to nevi and to aneurysms. The syringe was provided with an external nut working on a thread cut about the piston so that the contained liquid could be extruded drop by drop. Another novel item of this syringe was a slip joint, the needle...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1953 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0096-5979
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10.1001/archderm.1953.01540110113025
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Abstract

Abstract One hundred years ago a French physician, Charles-Gabriel Pravaz1 (1791-1853), of Lyons, France, introduced into medical practice the use of the hypodermic syringe. The Pravaz syringe was patterned primarily for the application of ferric chloride to nevi and to aneurysms. The syringe was provided with an external nut working on a thread cut about the piston so that the contained liquid could be extruded drop by drop. Another novel item of this syringe was a slip joint, the needle being of steel and the hub of hard rubber. Alexander Wood2 (1817-1884), of Edinburgh, was the first physician to use this hypodermic syringe for the administration of drugs. He injected morphine hydrochloride into patients with intractable neuralgias; in all of them a remarkable rapidity of the effect of the drug was demonstrated. Wood concluded correctly "that in all probability what is true in regard to narcotics would be found References 1. Charles-Gabriel Pravaz, Compt. rend. Acad. sc. 236:88-90, 1953. 2. Wood, A.: On a New Method of Treating Neuralgia by the Direct Application of Opiates to the Pain Points , Edinburgh M. & S. J. 82:265-281, 1855. 3. Anel, D.: Nouvelle méthode de guérir les fistules lacrimales, ou recuēil de différentes pièces pour et contre, et en faveur de la même méthode nouvellement inventée , Turin, Zappatte, 1713.

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A.M.A. Archives of Dermatology & Syphilology – American Medical Association

Published: Nov 1, 1953

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