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The prevention of postconvulsive asphyxia in electric shock therapy

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    A simple procedure, hyperventilation just prior to the shock, is suggested as a maneuver to prevent certain asphyxial episodes in the postconvulsive period of electric shock therapy.

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    Previously described methods of combating this complication are reviewed.

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  1. Rochester State Hospital, Rochester, N. Y.

    Henry H. Haines M. D.

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Haines, H.H. The prevention of postconvulsive asphyxia in electric shock therapy. Psych Quar 18, 23–25 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01569020

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