Gunshot injuries: their history, characteristic features, complications, and general treatment : with statistics concerning them as they are met with in warfare / by Sir T. Longmore.

Date:
1877
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Credit: Gunshot injuries: their history, characteristic features, complications, and general treatment : with statistics concerning them as they are met with in warfare / by Sir T. Longmore. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    l'ACH Escape of bloodvessels in wounds by them . . . . .153 Circumstances which favour it . 158 Bullet passing between artery and vein ..... 153 | Obliteration of vessels thrust aside by shot . . . • . 153 ] Bullets meeting stretched vessels . 154 Case of Iledley Vicars. . . 154 j Angular projectiles and blood- vessels . . . . . 154 I PAt»B Wounds of large arterial trunks . 154 Wounds of vascular branches . 155 Thirst of wounded men. Causes of their intense thirst . 155 Aggravation of thirst caused by lnernorrhage .... 15(1 Circumstances which lessen suffer- ing from thirst. . . .150 CHAPTER IV. LODGEMENT OK PROJECTILES AND OTHER FOREIGN HODIES IN GUNSHOT WOUNDS. Definition of lodgement . . 156 Lodgement in general . . .150 Causes . . . . .157 Substances liable to become lodged 157 Direct and indirect projectiles . 157 Spherical and conoidal projectiles 157 Proportion of conoidal projectiles which lodge . . . .158 Substances earned into wounds with projectiles . . .158 Varieties of such foreign bodies . 158 Situations where they become lodged . . . . .159 Primary and secondary missiles . 159 Lodgement of articles carried in pockets . . . . .100 Of coins, pocket knives, &c. . . 100 Of fragments of articles near to soldiers . . . . .101 Pieces of bone from wounded com- rades . . . . .162 •Usually belong to similarly wounded parts . . .102 Coins from a neighbour’s pocket . 103 Divided bullets. Scales of lead from bullets .... 103 lodgement of projectiles of large size . . . . .104 Lodged foreign bodies overlooked 104 j Frequency with which this occurs 104 | Sources of this occurrence . . 105 | Substance lodged agreeing with natural form . . . .105 I Examples in illustration . . 105 Lodgement in cavities having natural outlets . . . 105 Misleading statements by patients 106 Neglect of thorough exploration of wounds . . . .107 Foreign body lodged in the tongue 107 j Loss of tissues assisting conceal- ment ..... 168 j Misinterpretation of symptoms . 160 Guthrie’s remarks on this subject. 109 Appearances of some wounds of entrance ..... 169 Their deceptive characters . . 109 Remarkable sites of lodgement . 170 Effects on early stages of wounds. 170 CHAPTER V. BURNS FROM EXPLODED GUNPOWDER. Various sources of this complica- tion ..... Characters of gunpowder burns . Short duration of the flash . Extent of surface burned Depth to which the burn penetrates 171 171 172 172 172 Aspect of gunpowder burns . Penetration of nir-passages by the flame . • • • Concussion which accompanies the burns .... Lodgement of grains of gunpowder 172 173 173 173