Stories
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When wounds replace words
For the many thousands of refugees waiting in Greece, the process to establish the truth of their tragic personal histories is often extremely upsetting. But a group of medics and legal workers is working together to make the system more humane.
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Sockets and stumps
Historian Emily Mayhew has met soldiers who have survived the seemingly unsurvivable. Here, she explores the part prosthetics play in the process of military rehabilitation.
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Duelling doctors
An enduring enthusiasm for 18th-century gentlemen to defend their ‘honour’ by duelling placed doctors in a delicate position. Specially when they faced being shot themselves.
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Pain and the power of touch
As a new physiotherapist, Fiona Murphy quickly learned that her patients’ pain was unpredictable and very personal. But using the right words became the key to helping them.
Catalogue
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The after treatment of wounds and injuries / by R.C. Elmslie.
Elmslie, R. C. (Reginald Cheyne), 1878-Date: 1919- Books
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Manual of the antiseptic treatment of wounds : for students and practitioners / by W. Watson Cheyne.
Date: 1885- Books
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Wounds, with a discussion of what constitutes rational treatment / by Frederic Griffith.
Griffith, Frederic.Date: 1902- Books
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An address on the treatment of wounds in war : delivered before the Medical Society of London on November 16, 1914 / by Sir W. Watson Cheyne.
Cheyne, William Watson, Sir, 1852-1932.Date: 1914- Books
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On the antiseptic treatment of wounds / by William MacCormac.
Maccormac, William, Sir, 1836-1901.Date: 1869