The left median basilic vein was exposed by an incision, and 20 ounces of warm saline solution were slowly perfused, an ordinary glass syringe with a capacity of five ounces, with an India-rubber tubing attached to a canula in the vein being employed.
After seven ounces of fluid had been injected, the man made a short, distinct inspiration; at ten ounces a deeper one (the radial pulse could now be felt beating feebly); at 15 ounces the breathing became regular and deep; at 18 ounces the man opened his eyes, but did not appear to be conscious.

The clamped vessels were now tied with catgut and the wound cleansed with phenol lotion and dressed with cyanid-gauze.

The man was surrounded by hot-water bottles and the foot of the bed elevated 18 inches.

In the course of an hour the patient had recovered sufficiently to answer in a squeaky voice to his name when called loudly.

Improvement proceeded rapidly until the twenty-second day, when violent hemorrhage occurred, preceded a few hours previously by a small trickle, easily controlled by pressure.