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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The extraordinary body of Evatima Tardo
Darling of 19th-century American freak shows, Evatima Tardo remained serene as she withstood crucifixion and the bites of poisonous snakes. But she took the secret behind her abilities to her grave.
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Written on my body
Scars mean David Jesudason has never enjoyed seeing his reflection. Recounting the stories behind the marks on his face and body, he finds the only one that symbolises hope and happiness.
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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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A post-graduate lecture on wounds of the ciliary region and their treatment : delivered at the West London Post-Graduate College on July 10th, 1899 / by Percy Dunn.
Dunn, Hugh Percy, 1854-1931.Date: 1899- Books
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Ophthalmoskopische Studien / von A. Siegrist.
Siegrist, A.Date: 1895- Books
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A case of gunshot wound of the brain in which the Roentgen rays showed the presence of eight fragments of the bullet : localization by Sweet's method made operation inadvisable : with a description of an improved apparatus for localization of foreign bodies / by W.W. Keen and Wm. M. Sweet.
Keen, William W. (William Williams), 1837-1932.Date: 1903- Pictures
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Boer War: wounded soldiers awaiting for medical help in the cold and damp. Watercolour by L. Calkin, 1899.
Calkin, Lance, 1859-Reference: 22363i- Books
First aid / by Sir John Collie and C.F. Wightman.
Collie, John, Sir, 1860-1935Date: [1912]