Crawford Long notes on remedy for poisonous insect bites
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/093
Scope and Contents
Holograph item describing case which Crawford W. Long treated on 20 May 1847 at Jefferson, Ga., in
which child experienced stomach pains, difficulty breathing, and muscle spasms following insect bite.
Long treated the child with tincture opii, Hoffman’s anodyne, and aqua ammonia. Typed transcript by
Richard A. Kern included.
Dates
- 1847
Creator
- Long, Crawford Williamson (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Crawford Williamson Long, surgeon and anesthetist, was born on 1 Nov. 1815 in Danielsville, Ga. He
married Caroline Swain in 1842. Long died on 16 June 1878. Long received an M.D. from the University
of Pennsylvania in 1839. After practicing medicine in New York, he removed to Jefferson, Ga., in 1841. In
1842, Long used sulphuric ether during the surgical removal of a tumor but, though he continued to use
ether in operations during the next few years, did not publish his results until 1849. From 1850 to 1858, he
practiced in Athens, Ga.
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Small collections
Creator
- Long, Crawford Williamson (Person)
- Title
- Crawford Long notes on remedy for poisonous insect bites
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
Contact:
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Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States