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Patient arranged for the long hot vaginal douche. Notice that the patient's hips are elevated and that the douche-pan has an outlet tube leading into a bucket beside the bed. The douche-nozzle has a thick end and the openings are at the side, so that there is no possiblity of the water being forced into the uterine cavity. The douche-bag may be hung at any height required to give the desired rate of flow.

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Title: The diagnosis and treatment of diseases of women
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Crossen, Harry Sturgeon, 1869-
Subjects: Genital Diseases, Female Gynecology Gynecology Women Generative organs, Female
Publisher: St. Louis : Mosby
Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Harvard Medical School

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a, borax, castile soap, sulphate ofcopper, muriate of ammonia, brewers yeast, permanganate of potassa, carbolicacid or any other remedy which may seem to be indicated. As the patient improves in health, the quantity of water for the injection maybe lessened and the temperature gradually lowered and then discontinued. Butfor some months it would be prudent, for a few days after each period, to resumethe injections at a degree or two above blood heat, and to have recourse to themwhenever their use should seem indicated to counteract the effect of some impru-dence. I do not claim to be the first person under whose direction a vagina was ever 316 GYNECOLOGIC TREATMENT washed out with warm water, but I do claim to be the first to use the agent in asystematic manner, for the treatment of tlie diseases of women, and to have doneso with a definite purpose.* Directions for the Hot Vaginal Douche. In prescribing the hot douche, take pains to give explicit directions on the fol-lowing points:—
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Fig. 449. Patient an-anged for the Long Hot \aginal Douche. Notice that tlie patients hips are elevated andthat the douche-pan has an outlet tube leading into a bucket beside the bed. The douche-nozzle has a thick endand the openings are at the side, so that there is no possiblity of the water being forced into the uterine cavity.The douche-bag may be hung at any height required to give the desired rate of flow. 1. Articles Required. Direct the patient to buy a yard of thin oil cloth, a douche-pan, a fountain syringe, a bath thermometer and a four-ounce bottle of lysol. Principles and Practice of Gynecology, by Thomas Addis Emmet, M. D. DIRECTIONS FOR THE HOT VAGINAL DOUCHE 317 The patient wishes the most effective treatment, not half-way measures. Thesearticles cost but little and are necessary to the proper care of the case. The piece of oilcloth is to be placed under the douche pan to thoroughly protectthe bed. It does very well. A piece of white rubber cloth is nicer but a littlem

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