Notes on the wounded from the mutiny in India : with a description of the preparations of gunshot injuries contained in the museum of Fort Pitt / by George Williamson.

  • Williamson, George, 1819-1865.
Date:
1859
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Credit: Notes on the wounded from the mutiny in India : with a description of the preparations of gunshot injuries contained in the museum of Fort Pitt / by George Williamson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    Classification and Specification of Wounds and Injuries. Brought for ward, 8. Gunshot Wounds of the Upper Extremities :— 4. With compound fracture of humerus, . „ ,, radius, .... ,, ,, ulna, .... ,, ,, ulna and radius, 5. Penetrating, perforating, or lacerating the several structures of the carpus and metacarpus 6. Dividing or lacerating the structures of the fingers and thumbs, Total, . . . 9. Gunshot Wounds of the Lower Extremities:— 1. Simple flesh contusions and wounds, slight, „ ,, severe, 2. With contusion and partial fracture of long bones, or of the bones of the pelvis in their relation to the lower extremities, 4. With compound fracture of femur, . . „ ,, tibia only, . . ,, ,, fibula only, . . ,, ,, tibia and fibula, 5. Penetrating, perforating, or lacerating the several structures of the tarsus and metatarsus, 6. Dividing or lacerating the structure of the toes, Total, . . . 10. Gunshot Wounds with direct penetration or perforation of the larger Joints, with Fracture of Bone, ,, ,, without Fracture, Total, . . . 11. Gunshot Wounds with direct Injury of large Nerves, not .being at the same time Cases of Compound Fracture, .... 12. Sword and Lance Wounds, 13. Bayonet Wounds, 14. Miscellaneous Wounds and Injuries received in Action, Total Wounds and Injuries received in Action, 5 J3 13 1 162 12 442 43 159 56 63 190 o >> il ■§■■5 •V ~ .£! o 23 16 13 13 14 3 2 13 2 60 13 41 44 139