Surgical emergencies; 12 lectures delivered at the University of Leipsic / by Dr. L. von Lesser. Tr. and rev. by Frederick A. Lyons.

  • Lesser, L. von (Ladislaus von), 1846-1925.
Date:
1883
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Credit: Surgical emergencies; 12 lectures delivered at the University of Leipsic / by Dr. L. von Lesser. Tr. and rev. by Frederick A. Lyons. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of injuries.—Provisional arrest oi dangerous haemorrhages.— How should the primary dressing be made ?—Antiseptic com- presses, bandages, cloths, slings.—Splints, their improvisation.— Stretchers.—Means of transport from the battle-field.—Medical staff.—Carriers of the wounded.—The place of permanent dress- ing.—Only for the wounded who cannot march.—The medical staff and its organization.—Organization of the sanitary detachment.— Consulting surgeons.—Assortment of the wounded.—Tickets.— The diagnosis cards formerly employed.—Dressings for those to be immediately removed.—Injuries belonging to this class.—Form of dressing.—Drainage.—Course and contents of the canal of the shot-wound.—Splints, ready-made and improvised.—Means of transportation from the dressing-station to the field-hospital, to the depot, and to the sanitary train.—Improvisation of these means of transportation.—Injuries in which operative interference is requisite.—No resections to be performed at the dressing station. —Injuries which cannot bear transportation ; 189