Some farther observations on the subject of the proper period for amputating in gun-shot wounds; accompanied by the official reports of the surgeons employed in His Majesty's ships and vessels at the late battle before Algiers / [A. Copland Hutchison].

  • Hutchison, A. Copland (Alexander Copland), -1840
Date:
1817
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Credit: Some farther observations on the subject of the proper period for amputating in gun-shot wounds; accompanied by the official reports of the surgeons employed in His Majesty's ships and vessels at the late battle before Algiers / [A. Copland Hutchison]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    LIST. OF AMPUTATIONS Performed on board H. M. Ship Leanver, August 27th, 1816. NATURE OF NAME. QUALITY. | ou TATION. REMARKS. Se ean rear eetaielintinenmanaptitipseesseg ‘ ’ Both thighs, sa Captain Wilson Marines. | | (very high). Died in a few hours, David Barry....... Seaman hath ten, Ditto. (very high). Ditto. Hip-joint. Died shortly after. Michael Holland...|Sergeant.{ Leftthigh. | Sent to Hospital, > Sept. 30th. e oS homas Farrell... .{ Seaman. . Ditto. | Ditto, — Ditto. 3 <9 Cornelius Wells....]| Ditto. Ditto. Ditto, Ditto. g Francis Coldthread.| Ditto. Right thigh. |} Ditto, Ditto. . JohnWilliams..... Ditto. Ditto... | Disdiof phihisis, Sept. 1othy stump just cicatrised. ‘Mite: Left thigh. ‘| Died of fever, Sept. 20th, stump cicatrised. . John Taylor....... Pat Brabazon......|Sergeant.| Right arm. | Cured. ohn Martin......| Seaman. Ditto. Ditto. Left arm and] . Ditto. cranium frac-| Sent to Hospjtal. tured, Convalescent. Ditto. {Ditto fore-arm.| Cured. oseph Mascall....| Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. A Seaman, name Leftthigh. Arm unknown, and _ be- ‘fractured, and much bruised about thechest. Died shortly.