Testing for unconsciousness after an electric shock

ABSTRACT IT has been definitely proved that the tests of consciousness used in chloroform anæsthesia cannot safely be assumed to be valid in the case of an animal or person who has been

immobilised as a result of an electric stimulation of the brain. The matter is of great importance because, as a result of the Slaughter of Animals Act, electric immobilisation is being

extensively used in the slaughter-house as an alleged anæsthetic ; and its use for operations, both veterinary and experimental, has been proposed. Access through your institution Buy or

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Reprints and permissions ABOUT THIS ARTICLE CITE THIS ARTICLE HUME, C. Testing for Unconsciousness After an Electric Shock. _Nature_ 135, 107–108 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/135107c0

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