How did the child look like when the doctor first saw him?
The child was a boy. He was perfectly formed. His limp warm body was white and soft. The cord was hastily slashed. The head lolled on the thin neck. The limbs seemed boneless. His whiteness showed that he suffered from ‘asphyxia pallida’. It meant lack of oxygen in the blood.
‘There lies a great difference between textbook medicine and the world of a practising physician.’ Discuss.
Do you know of any incident when someone has been brought back to life from the brink of death through medical help? Discuss medical procedures such as organ transplant and organ regeneration that are used to save human life.
Why did Joe Morgan stand waiting for Andrew Manson at midnight?
Why did Andrew feel dull and listless?
What did Andrew see when he entered a small bedroom?
Why did Andrew say to the old lady “Don’t fret, mother, I’ll not run away?”
What did Andrew think of marriage and why?
Why did Andrew Manson hesitate and why was he torn between two desires?
How did Andrew Manson solve the dilemma?
Where did the midwife place the child and why?
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