Unforeseen event that causes damage to a person or property

Wrapping horses lead round one's hand

Chain being used as a horse's lead rope

On railway and other injuries of the nervous system / by John Eric Erichsen.

El mejor amigo del pueblo : ó coleccion de consejos de los hombres mas sábios para curar á los enfermos y socorrer á los envenenados.

Ambulance lectures, or What to do in cases of accident or sudden illness / by Lionel A. Weatherly.

Common accidents and how to treat them / by Andrew Wilson and others.

77 boxes, 2148 photographs, 11 film reels, 11 digital files, 1 print 3.97 GB (4264081035 bytes)

The collection comprises material relating to the work of Casualties Union.

Casualties Union

xvi, 174 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm

Alpine notes & the climbing foot / by George Wherry.

Medical evidence in railway accidents / by John Charles Hall.

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Accidents

Images from the collections

Images about Accidents

Works from the collections

Ambulance lectures, or What to do in cases of accident or sudden illness / by Lionel A. Weatherly.

Common accidents and how to treat them / by Andrew Wilson and others.

Casualties Union

Alpine notes & the climbing foot / by George Wherry.

Medical evidence in railway accidents / by John Charles Hall.

Accidents

Images from the collections

Images about Accidents

Works from the collections

Ambulance lectures, or What to do in cases of accident or sudden illness / by Lionel A. Weatherly.

Common accidents and how to treat them / by Andrew Wilson and others.

Casualties Union

Alpine notes & the climbing foot / by George Wherry.

Medical evidence in railway accidents / by John Charles Hall.

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