The naval surgeon; comprising the entire duties of professional men at sea. To which are subjoined, a system of naval surgery, and a compendious pharmacopoeia / [William Turnbull].

  • Turnbull, William, active 1779-1806
Date:
1806
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Credit: The naval surgeon; comprising the entire duties of professional men at sea. To which are subjoined, a system of naval surgery, and a compendious pharmacopoeia / [William Turnbull]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Several forms also of Dr. Kirtland will be found to an- swer well for this purpose. For the stiffness of the mem- ber the use of friction and emollients are indicated ;' as, \ I ^ X > { x l^ .-Ol. palmae; vel,- i J£. Adep. anserin. * The warm-bath will be also useful, particularly in the form of steams, received on the part by means of the machine invented by Mr. , Navy Surgeon, de- lineated in the annals of the Physical and Medical Journal. Compound Fradtures. The treatment of compound fractures, which are most frequent at sea, are more complicated than the former, and their principles of cure, in the first instance, consist in the restraint of hemorrhage, the removal of obstacles to the replacement of the parts, and then the proper re- placement itself. The next step is to conduct the cure, which is always to be attempted, where possible, by the first intention, as directed in incised wounds *, and the external injury, or sore, is to be first cased with gold- beater’s skin, and a covering formed over it for the exclu- sion of the air, by pledgits dipped in the tineff. Benzoe composit. carefully, however, avoiding its application to \ the wound. But where matter forms so as to frustrate this plan of cure, the process must be hastened by fomen- tations and poultices in the usual way, and then a free vent given to its discharge. Should the discharge prove too great, then the usual tonic plan must be resorted to, and B b 4? cold