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JAMA. 1970;212(7):1208.

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Francis Rynd, one of the first to practice infiltration of nerve trunks by subcutaneous injection, was born in Dublin and studied at Trinity College.¹ He received his early education at Meath Hospital, complemented by an apprenticeship to Sir Philip Crampton. Rynd is described as a perfect gentleman, passionately fond of hunting, a fashionable dresser, and a favorite with the ladies. Cultivating a society practice, he numbered most of the nobility of Ireland as his patients. He courted the good will and appreciation of the public and his pupils rather than his professional colleagues.

Rynd's initial description of the infiltration of an analgesic solution in the treatment of neuralgia was published in 1845 in the Dublin Medical Press. He described the experimental use in two patients from the Meath Hospital, County of Dublin. Fifteen years later he had extended his observations and success to a larger number of patients. His . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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