Intracardiac Puncture in Cardiac Arrest

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Abstract
EVALUATION of the proper method of therapy in cases of cardiac arrest or circulatory failure is difficult since many of the reported cases are not clinically analogous. The methods now in use include the injection of drugs directly into the heart, manual cardiac massage through an open incision and the use of various electric devices designed to defibrillate or to excite the cardiac musculature. The following case is reported in some detail to illustrate a variation in one of the more simple technics and to re-emphasize the value of an electrocardiographic diagnosis.Case ReportA. T. (M. G. H. 52521), . . .