A REPORT ON TWO CASES OF CARDIAC ARREST

CASE 1. Circulatory Collapse following I.P.P.R. This incident occurred at the Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital. The patient was a mature 14-year-old girl, weighing approximately 8 stone (50 kg). She was admitted on February 26, 1958, with severe burns sustained when her nightdress caught alight. Forty per cent of her body surface area was affected, half of this being third-degree burns. Plasma and later whole blood were transfused, and dressings were applied under morphine sedation. She passed through a critical 36 hours, showing some signs of peripheral circulatory failure, but then began to improve. The relevant biochemical investigations were carried out, and normal levels were achieved by oral and intravenous replacement therapy. On March 12 she came to theatre for the first time for skin grafting and redressing of the burns.