Atlas and epitome of diseases caused by accidents / by Dr. Ed. Golebiewski ... authorized translation from the German, with editorial notes and additions by Pearce Bailey ... 40 colored plates, and 143 illustrations in black.

  • Golebiewski, Ed. (Eduard)
Date:
1900
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Credit: Atlas and epitome of diseases caused by accidents / by Dr. Ed. Golebiewski ... authorized translation from the German, with editorial notes and additions by Pearce Bailey ... 40 colored plates, and 143 illustrations in black. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    other hand, without visible bodily injury, or local and general symptoms may be observed simultaneously. The occurrence of purely general symptoms after trau- matism is strikingly illustrated by the serious condition described under the name of shock. A discussion of its symptomatology would be out of place here. We should bear in mind, however, that shock may follow all forms of local traumatism, including operations, or be caused })y general traumatism—as, for instance, concussions received in railroad accidents. It may even be brought on by fright alone (psychic shock). General symptoms predominate also in cases of heat- prostration and sunstroke. While the general symptoms of a person suffering from the effects of a stroke of light- ning are usually severe, characteristic local signs are not lacking. The local symptoms of traumatism vary according to the part of the body affected. Personal equation must also be considered. Analogous injuries produced under precisely similar conditions may differ widely in their effects on two different individuals. II. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING PHYSICAL INJURIES. I. INJURIES AND TRAUMATIC DISEASES OF THE SKIN. Contusions ^ of the skin consequent upon kicks, blows, or falls usually heal in a short time without serious sequels. The same is true of light cases of crushing of the skin.i Rapid absorption of the blood extravasations, ' A distinction is made throughout this ])ook l)etween contusions and the crushing of a part. By contusion is meant the injury caused by a fall, blow, or kick ; and by crushing, the effects of two or more opposing forces bearing on the part, as illustrated by cases of individu- als caught between moving objects or under a falling wall or embank- ment.
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