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Daghlian Blisters Research Paper

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blister had appeared on the ring finger of his right, and the nailbeds had taken on a bluish hue, indicating poor circulation. Soon later, numerous blisters had developed on the palm and back of the hand, as well as between the fingers, which increased rapidly in size and became painfully distended with fluid. Also, the skin of the left hand and abdomen began to redden
(erythema). For relieving pain and increasing circulation and manual flexibility to the right hand,
Daghlian's primary attending physicians at Los Alamos Hospital decided on the third day to perform a paravertebral block on the right side and to open the blisters and remove the necrotic skin (débridement) under general anesthesia; the wounds were then covered with
Vaseline

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