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She must, however, as stated above, heed the warning and go to bed, keep perfectly quiet and send for a physician. If she fails to follow this advice it is quite possible that she may have a hemorrhage during the course of the miscarriage of a sufficiently serious character to endanger her life or from the effects of which she may suffer for the remainder of her life. There is practically no danger during the course of or after a "complete" miscarriage. The danger which may ensue from an "incomplete" miscarriage is hemorrhage and a form of poisoning caused by the absorption into the system of putrifying products of the part of the dead embryo left in the womb. There are a large number of cases of criminal abortion in which septic poisoning occurs caused by the utensils or instruments used in inducing the abortion. All of these cases are operative cases which must be attended to promptly to save life. TREATMENT OF THREATENED MISCARRIAGE.--Not all of the cases of beginning miscarriage end in miscarriage. If the physician is sent for in time he can very frequently give directions that will, if carried out faithfully, avert the disaster. Success is more likely to attend those cases in which the trouble has been caused by some accidental injury, as a fall, or blow, or extra exertion. This is more especially the case if the woman has previously borne children, is healthy and in good condition and whose womb is known not to be diseased. In these cases there is a partial separation of the fetus from the wall of the womb, which causes the bleeding. The physician will direct that the woman be put to bed, in a quiet, darkened room. He will instruct the nurse to sterilize the external genital region: a sterile gauze dressing is then left in place. Some form of prescription will be given to diminish the patient's nervous fear and to allay any tendency on the part of the womb to contract. It is always essential and very important to save everything that passes from the womb during the course of a threatened miscarriage in order that the physician may know exactly just what the condition is. Each cloth, each clot of blood will have to be examined before the proper treatment can be pursued in safety. When the miscarriage cannot be prevented it is called an "Inevitable miscarriage." TREATMENT OF AN INEVITABLE MISCARRIAGE.--In these cases every precaution is taken, just as in a normal confinement, to avert blood poisoning. The
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