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War Surgery - From Firing Line to Base

by Basil HUGHES (1878 - 1953)

Ch 9 - General Complications of Wounds III

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

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Listen next episodes of War Surgery - From Firing Line to Base:
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 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 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 , Chapter 17, Part II , Chapter 17, Part III