Military medical and surgical essays / prepared for the United States Sanitary Commission ; edited by William A. Hammond.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

United States Sanitary Commission.

Hammond, William Alexander, 1828-1900.

Post, Alfred C. (Alfred Charles), 1806-1886.

Van Buren, W. H. (William Holme), 1819-1883.

Harris, Elisha, 1824-1884.

Smith, Francis Gurney, 1818-1878.

Stillé, Alfred, 1813-1900.

Metcalfe, John T. (John Thomas), d. 1902.

Upham, J. B. (Jabez Baxter), 1820-1902.

Flint, Austin, 1812-1886.

Mott, Valentine, 1785-1865.

Packard, John H. (John Hooker), 1832-1907.

Smith, Stephen, 1823-1922.

Hodges, Richard Manning, 1794-1878.

Bumstead, Freeman J. (Freeman Josiah), 1826-1879.

Series:

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine.

Medicine, Military.

Surgery, Military.

United States. Army--Sanitary affairs.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (552 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1864.

Contents:

Military hygiene and therapeutics / A. Post and W.H. Van Buren

Control and prevention of infectious diseases / E. Harris

Quinine as a prophylactic against malarious diseases / W.H. Van Buren

Vaccination in armies / F.G. Smith and A. Stillé

Rules for preserving the health of the soldier / W.H. Van Buren

Scurvy / W.A. Hammond

Miasmitic fevers/ J.T. Metcalf

Continued fevers / J.B. Upham

Yellow fever / J.T. Metcalf

Pneumonia / A. Flint

Dysentery / A. Stillé

Pain and anaesthetics / V. Mott

Hemorrhage from wounds, and the best means of arresting it / V. Mott

Treatment of fractures in military surgery / J.H. Packard

Amputations / S. Smith

The excision of joints for traumatic cause / R.M. Hodges

Venereal diseases / F.J. Bumstead.

Notes:

Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.

Sabin no. 30113.

Includes bibliographical references.

Cited in:

RLIN, CTRG04-B405

OCLC:

367801514