Descriptive catalogue of the pathological specimens contained in the Museum of Guy's Hospital.

  • Guy's Hospital. Museum
Date:
1894
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Credit: Descriptive catalogue of the pathological specimens contained in the Museum of Guy's Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Cut Throat. A larynx shewing a transverse incision througli the thyroid cartilage between the true and false vocal cords. There is a second incision through the cricoid cartilage. William 11., fet. 33, was admitted in 1827 under Mr. Key, having cut his throat in two places. He died the day after ad- mission. See Insp. vol. 14, p. 4. Cut Throat. Wound of the Internal Jugular Veins. A larynx and trachea with the OBSophagiis. There is a transverse incision through the thyroid gland completely dividing the ti'achea immediately below the cricoid car- tilage, and exposing the 03sophagus, which is uninjured. Both jugular veins were wounded. The blue rod in- dicates the left one. Wilham T., fet. 30, was admitted und'n' Mr. Bransby Cooper in 1830 vnth his throat cut. He died six days after the injury from hemorrhage. The wound was self-inflicted. See Lisp. vol. 16, p. 9; and Frep. 1521 (45) [2ud Edit.] Cut Throat. The anterior part of a neck shewing a gaping wound extending down to the upper part of the trachea, which is divided in front. There is a ligature around the inferior thyroid artery. From a man who cut his throat, and died from haemorrhage sixteen days after the infliction of the wound. Old Cut Throat. A part of the front of the neck ^^'ith the larynx and oesophagus. The opening in the neck, the edges of which are covered with skin, commnnicates with the upper part of the trachea, and through it with the oesophagus. Above the situation of the opening the