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Commentaries on the Surgery of the War in Portugal, Spain, France, and the Netherlands / from the battle of Roliça, in 1808, to that of Waterloo, in 1815; with additions relating to those in the Crimea in 1854-55, showing the improvements made during and since that period in the great art and science of surgery on all the subjects to which they relate. cover

Commentaries on the Surgery of the War in Portugal, Spain, France, and the Netherlands / from the battle of Roliça, in 1808, to that of Waterloo, in 1815; with additions relating to those in the Crimea in 1854-55, showing the improvements made during and since that period in the great art and science of surgery on all the subjects to which they relate.

Chapter 44: CASES IN THE ADDENDA.
By G. J. Guthrie
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The author presents a detailed account of military surgery across campaigns in Portugal, Spain, France, and the Netherlands and appends observations from later combat in the Crimea. The work combines case reports, operative techniques, statistical and practical observations, and reflections on organizational improvements, arguing for systematic instruction, better hospital arrangements, and specific operative innovations. Lectures and recorded cases illustrate changing practices, lessons learned in the field, and recommendations for training military surgeons and improving patient outcomes during and after conflicts.

CASES IN THE ADDENDA.

  • Amputation of finger; death caused by exhibition of chloroform, 561.
  • Successful amputation of the arm at the shoulder-joint, and of the thigh in the lowest third, without chloroform, 561.
  • Amputations while under the influence of chloroform, reported by Deputy Inspector-General Alexander, 563.
  • Sir T. Trowbridge; amputation of both feet under chloroform, 563.
  • Amputations at the hip-joint under chloroform, 564.
  • Excision of the head, neck, and great trochanter of the femur, reported by Mr. O’Leary, 564.
  • reported by Staff-Surgeon Crerar, 565.
  • reported by Dr. Hyde, 570.
  • Excision of the head of the humerus, reported by Dr. M’Andrew, 571.
  • Lieut. Evans; fatal case of wound of the larynx; reported by Dr. Gordon, 571.
  • Wounds of the profunda femoris, and of the popliteal artery, reported by Mr. De Lisle, 573.
  • Loss of the right leg by a round shot, 574.
  • The effects of strychnia in injury of the spine, etc., reported by Dr. Burgess, 574.
  • Extensive injury by a round shot to the abdomen, right arm, and thigh, reported by Dr. Rooke, of the Civil Service, 576.
  • Gunshot fracture of the left femur, reported by Mr. Lyons, Pathologist to the Army in the East, 579.
  • Excision of the elbow-joint for a gunshot wound, reported by Dr. Milroy, 580.
  • with lacerated wound of the left hip, and comminuted fracture of the ilium, reported by Mr. Atkinson, 581.
  • for a comminuted fracture of the bones by a piece of shell, reported by Dr. Scott, 582.
  • Grape-shot wound of the superior maxillary and malar bones, reported by Mr. Atkinson, 582.
  • Musket-shot wound of the right temple, fracturing the supra-orbital ridge, reported by Mr. De Lisle, 583.
  • Musket-shot fractures of the skull, reported by Mr. Ward, Mr. Wall, and Mr. Longmore, 584, 585.

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