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War and the doctor : essays on the immediate treatment of war wounds / edited by J. M. Mackintosh, M.D. (Chief Medical Officer of the Department of Health for Scotland).
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Medical services and warfare.
- Medical services and warfare
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gunshot wounds.
- Surgery, Military.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (127 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh ; London : Oliver and Boyd, 1940.
- Summary:
- Collection of lectures by various experts, republished as a series of essays. Includes comment on treating a variety of wounds, treatment in the field, and wartime first aid training.
- Contents:
- Introduction, by J.M. Mackintosh
- Fear neuroses, by J.H. Macdonald
- Shock and hemmorrhage, by Sir John Fraser
- War injuries to face and jaw, by J.J.M. Shaw
- Surgical treatment of air-raid injuries, including the surgery of the upper limb, by Walter mercer
- Lower limb casualties, by W.A. Cochrane
- The management of head injuries, by N.M. Dott
- First-aid instructions in war-time, by J.M. Johnston
- Emergency surgery in the field, by Henry Wade.
- Notes:
- "First edition, March 1940. Second edition (revised and enlarged) August 1940".
- Includes index.
- Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2020. Digitized from a copy held by The New York Academy of Medicine Library and made available by Adam Matthew Digital.
- Description based on online resource; title from scanned document's title page (viewed September 29th, 2021).
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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