An account of a case of recovery [of Thomas Tipple], after an extraordinary accident : by which the shaft of a chaise had been forced through the thorax / [William Maiden].

  • Maiden, William, 1766-1845.
Date:
1813
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An account of a case of recovery [of Thomas Tipple], after an extraordinary accident : by which the shaft of a chaise had been forced through the thorax / [William Maiden]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Supplementary Facts, and Observations. When the accident happened to Mr. Tipple, his di¬ gestive organs were, and had for some time been, in a weak condition; in this respect he is thought to be better now than he was before the occurrence: but his general strength is much impaired; his breathing, upon exertion, is difficult; and his sense of soreness in the breast remains undiminished. During the first week or ten days there were several times strong expressions of inflammatory action in the region of the liver; and, within that period, some of the motions contained much dark grumous blood. Opiates were administered at night occasionally. The blistered surface of the breast was kept open to nearly the end of the attendance; as the discharge seemed constantly to afford benefit, and is supposed to have con¬ tributed greatly to final recovery. There is now a depression of two or three of the car¬ tilages, on the left side of the sternum; making a hollow, which Mr. Tipple affirms did not exist before his accident. The cicatrice of the wound by the shaft, on the left side, is near to the fifth rib; on the right side somewhat lower. FINIS.
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