A treatise on gun-shot wounds injuries of nerves, and on wounds of the extremities requiring the different operations of amputation, in which the various methods of performing these operations are shown : together with their after treatment; and containing an account of the author's successful case of amputation at the hip-joint &c. &c &c., with five explanatory plates. Being a record of the opinions and practice of the Surgical Department of the British Army, at the termination of the war in Spain, Portugal, and France, in 1814 / by G. J. Guthrie.

  • Guthrie, G. J.
Date:
1820
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Credit: A treatise on gun-shot wounds injuries of nerves, and on wounds of the extremities requiring the different operations of amputation, in which the various methods of performing these operations are shown : together with their after treatment; and containing an account of the author's successful case of amputation at the hip-joint &c. &c &c., with five explanatory plates. Being a record of the opinions and practice of the Surgical Department of the British Army, at the termination of the war in Spain, Portugal, and France, in 1814 / by G. J. Guthrie. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    other peculiar consequence of gun-shot wounds, 109- Cases in support of, 109, 110, Doubts as to the nature of this inflamma- tion, 111. Mortification, 111. Different kinds of, 112. Au- thor's opinions, 113. Division into local and constitutional, 113. Humid gangrene, 114. Amputation improper, I16. Dry gan- grene, 117. Mr. Pott's and M. Quesnai's opinions, I17. Dr. Thomson and Dr. Woolaston, 118. Baron Larrey on traumatic gangrene, lip. Author's opinions, 122. On the nature and cause of an injury said to be inflicted by the wind of a cannon-ball, 124. Successful case of amputation during mortification by De- puty Inspector Campbell at Brussels, 126. Mortificaflon from an injury of the principal artery, 129. Two errors pointed out, 130. The.proper practice and period for operating, 132, 133. The two states of humid and dry gangrene, present in the same individual at the same time, 133. Mr. S. Cooper's observations, 133. Mortification induced by typhus. Dr. C. Forbes, 135. From intense cold, 136. The effects not sufficiently considered, 136. Stimulant and sedative, 137. The barber, 138. Ludi- crous scene in consequence of frost-bite, 138. Dr. Kellie's case, 139. Cases of Messrs. Paret and Martin, explained, 140. Mau- pertuis, 141. Effects of cold on Dr. Solanderand Sir J.Banks, 141. Regulations for sentries in North America, 143. Opinions of Dr. Thomson, 143. Of Baron Larrey, that natives of warm cli- mates bear cold best, 144. Opposed by occurrences at Ciudad Rodrigo and New Orleans, 144. In England by Mr. Burmester, 145. Effects of a moderate degree of cold, Elizabeth Woodcock, 145. Conclusion and questions of amputation, 146. Mode of treatment of frost-ktten parts, and successful case of amputation by Mr. Bruce of Ripon, during the spreading of mortification, 147. Gangrene from pressure, 147. Reports after the battle of Tou- louse, confirmatory of all the preceding statements, 1, 2, 3, 4, 148. Hospitals in charge of Staflf-surgeons Burmester, Dumou- lin, Mathews, and Dease. The officers under Mr. Gunning, Surgeon-in-chief, and StaflT-surgeon Murray, 149. Special re- port of StafF-surgeon Boutflower, now of Colchester, 153.