Notes on cases of gunshot and sword wounds on the N.W. Frontier / by Joshua Duke.

  • Duke, Joshua, 1847-
Date:
[1877]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Notes on cases of gunshot and sword wounds on the N.W. Frontier / by Joshua Duke. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    NOTES ON CASES OP GUNSHOT AND SWORD WOUNDS ON THE N. W. FRONTIER. By JOSHUA DUKE, CIVIL SURGEON OF DERA ISMAIL KHAN, AND »M»G. SU, of the ftiig»nr)a«, r. SUROEON , y . A-*'' *rj ~?~ULc, The following is a short account of some cases of gunshot and sword wounds which were treated in the Dera Ismail Khan dispensary during the month of December, 1S76. Owing to great pressure of work at the time, the notes have been very imperfectly recorded. On November 26th, 1876, a fight took place in the Suliman Range of hills beyond our border between the Suliman Kheyls and Nassurs, two powerful tribes of Povindahs, who were marching horses down towards Hindustan. The fighting lasted from sun- rise to sunset, and the casualties on both sides amounted to 14 killed and 12 wounded. Of the wounded, 7 men were admitted into the Sudder Dispensary, which is at least 100 miles distant from the scene of the fight. A few were admitted into the Tank dispensary which is close to the border. One of these, a bullet wound in the chest severely injuring the lung, proved fatal after some days. Case I.—Mahomed Azim, setat 25, was admitted on December 2nd, 1876. -One of his tribe had brought Sword wound in skull. . . . - V , ., , , him in in fl kajawa, a very rough mode of conveyance for a wounded man. He appeared in vigorous 4. Ca^rveJl Av 4- 1 Sic lir?* a--*— A-j