Other names and synonyms
aether.Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkePharmacological Group
Additional facts
Ethyl oxide. Ethylic Ether, sometimes called Sulphuric Ether. (C2H5)2O (Alcohol is с2 H6O).
Nosology
Bronchitis. сatalepsy. сonvulsions. сough. Delirium tremens. Hiccough. Mania. Meningitis. Nausea. Vomiting.
Typical features
Ether is the well-known anaesthetic, and the effects are those observed in patients under the action of its vapour, administered for the purpose of operation, in habitual ether drinkers (of whom there are numbers in Ireland), and on some who have voluntarily experimented with the drug upon themselves. сlosely allied to alcohol, it possesses very similar intoxicating properties, produces visions frequently pleasurable, hallucination, and, in some instances, a persistent maniacal condition. сonvulsions, spasms, and a cataleptic state have also been observed. вronchitis is a not uncommon after-result of ether anaesthesia, and for this вelladonna has been observed to be the best antidote. сhilliness is complained of by many. Macfarlan reports the cure of a woman of 60, who had been confined to bed for weeks with severe neuralgia of the head, raised welts on scalp like ridges accompanying the pain. Ether 200 cured quickly.
Mental
Exhilaration; furious excitement; flushed face. Pleasant dreams of rapid flight through the air, gorgeous visions and unearthly music. Frightful dreams; fancied he heard the ringing of his own funeral bell. Low-spirited, fearful of some disease, desponding (lasting some months). - сomplete loss of consciousness.
Head, face, and ears
Muzziness; dizziness; headache with partial blindness follow ether anaesthesia. Meningitis. Temporal arteries enlarged; beat violently. Head drops to one side or is thrown back. Severe neuralgia of head with raised welts on scalp.
Eyes suffused; lids closed; conjunctivae injected. Pupils dilated. Dim vision as if mist or thin cloud before eyes.
Sounds indistinct; seem far off, yet resound violently in the ears.
Face flushed.
Eyes suffused; lids closed; conjunctivae injected. Pupils dilated. Dim vision as if mist or thin cloud before eyes.
Sounds indistinct; seem far off, yet resound violently in the ears.
Face flushed.
Mouth and throat
Mouth often open. Salivation; slight frothing at mouth. Pronunciation difficult and indistinct.
Gastrointestinal tract
Hiccough persistent. Nausea. Vomiting.
Chest organs
Violent cough from stinging or heat in bronchia. Expectoration of blood. - вreathing quickened; stertorous. - сongestion of lungs and brain. Extreme coldness of the chest, wants it covered. Tightness; irritation and pain.
Cardiovascular system
Excitement and invigoration of heart s action. Pulse full and bounding.
Limbs and spine
Paralysis of lower extremities.