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Electric Anaesthesia and Electro-Narcosis
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 February 2018
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In the following pages the use of electricity as an anaesthetic agent for man and animals is discussed. An attempt is made to assess the existing state of knowledge, but the issue is a complex one, and there are many gaps and contradictions in the story. Attention is later given to the now familiar use of electricity for the supposedly humane destruction of animals, in particular the pig, dog and cat, and these practices examined in the light of the reliable evidence.
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