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War Surgery - From Firing Line to Base

War Surgery - From Firing Line to Base

by Basil HUGHES (1878 - 1953)

One of the first volumes dedicated to systematized medical treatment of soldiers in modern warfare, including a chapter on specific care for airmen, by British doctors who served on the front lines of WWI. Graphic descriptions (and images in the source book) of war wounds are not for the weak of heart. - Summary by BellonaTimes


Ch 14 - General Treatment of Gunshot Wounds II, Pt II

Ch 20 - Gunshot Injuries of the Thorax, Part II

Ch 21 - Gunshot Injuries of the Abdomen, Pt II

Ch 1 - Introductory

Ch 10 - Septicemia

Ch 11 - Effects of Climate, etc

Ch 12 - Antiseptics

Ch 13 - General Treatment of Gunshot Wounds I

Ch 14 - General Treatment of Gunshot Wounds II, Pt I

Ch 15 - General Treatment of Gunshot Wounds III

Ch 16 - Nursing on Active Service

Ch 17 - Gunshot Injuries of Joints, Pt I

Ch 18 - Gunshot Injuries of Bone

Ch 19 - Injuries of the Head, Pt I

Ch 19 - Injuries of the Head, Pt II

Ch 19 - Injuries of the Head, Pt III

Ch 2 - General Classification of Wounds

Ch 20 - Gunshot Injuries of the Thorax, Part I

Ch 21 - Gunshot Injuries of the Abdomen, Pt I

Ch 22 - Burns

Ch 23 - Conditions Particular to Airmen

Ch 24 - Wounds of the Arteries and Peripheral Nerves

Ch 25 - Amputations

Ch 26 - Gunshot Injuries of the Spine

Ch 3 - General Nature of Wounds

Ch 4, The Bacteria of Wounds, Appendix

Ch 4 - The Bacteria of Wounds, Pt I

Ch 4, The Bacteria of Wounds, Pt II

Ch 4, The Bacteria of Wounds, Pt III

Ch 5 - Wound Infection

Ch 6 - Wound Infection (continued), Pt I

Ch 6 - Wound Infection (continued), Pt II

Ch 6 - Wound Infection (continued), Pt III

Ch 7 - General Complications of Wounds 1, Pt II

Ch 7 - General Complications of Wounds I, Pt I

Ch 8 - General Complications of Wounds II

Ch 9 - General Complications of Wounds III

Chapter 17, Part II

Chapter 17, Part III

Preface and Introduction