Physiological wound caused by an external source

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A man cuts his finger with a knife; representing the sense of touch. Pen drawing by A. Overlaet, 1761, after D. Teniers.

A man applying a plaster to his hand outside in a rural setting; representing the sense of touch. Etching by J.P. Le Bas, 1736, after D. Teniers the younger.

Soothe that pain with Anethaine.

Crimean War: ambulance men collecting the wounded after the Battle of Inkermann. Wood engraving.

Boer War: Red Cross hospital train arriving at Durban. Process print by C.H. after F.C. Harrison after F. Dadd, 1899.

The surgical treatment of burns : a clinical report of 789 cases / by Tord Skoog.

Boer War: an army officer examines the scarred backs of whipped African deserters. Halftone after J. Finnemore after E. Prater.

Prinzipien und Technik der heutigen Wundbehandlung / von Max Jaffé.

Boer War: first aid to the wounded on the battlefield at Colenso. Process print after J.J. Waugh.

The pathology of traumatic injury : a general review ... / [James Victor Wilson].

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The surgical treatment of burns : a clinical report of 789 cases / by Tord Skoog.

Boer War: an army officer examines the scarred backs of whipped African deserters. Halftone after J. Finnemore after E. Prater.

Prinzipien und Technik der heutigen Wundbehandlung / von Max Jaffé.

Boer War: first aid to the wounded on the battlefield at Colenso. Process print after J.J. Waugh.

The pathology of traumatic injury : a general review ... / [James Victor Wilson].