Commentaries on the Surgery of the War in Portugal, Spain, France, and the Netherlands / from the battle of Roliça, in 1808, to that of Waterloo, in 1815; with additions relating to those in the Crimea in 1854-55, showing the improvements made during and since that period in the great art and science of surgery on all the subjects to which they relate.

by G. J. Guthrie

Chap. I.—The History and Physical Characters of the Crimea. The Changes of the Seasons during the occupation by the Allies. The Natives, and their Diseases.

Chap. II.—Drainage of the Camp. Water Supply. Latrines. Food. Cooking. Fuel. Clothing. Housing. Duty. Effect of all these combined on the health and diseases of the soldiers. Hospitals. Distribution of the Sick. Nursing, male and female. Transport.

Chap. III.—The Campaign in Bulgaria, and its effects on the subsequent health of the troops. The Diseases which appeared there, and during the Flank March, as well as afterward in the Camp before Sebastopol.

Chap. IV.—Distinction between Surgery as practiced in the Army and Civil Life. Soldiers as patients, and the character of the Injuries to which they are liable. Some peculiarities in the Wounds and Injuries seen during the war.

Chap. V.—The “Peculiarities” of Gunshot Wounds, and their General Treatment.

Chap. VI.—The Use of Chloroform in the Crimea. Primary and Secondary Hemorrhage from Gunshot Wounds. Tetanus. Gangrene. Erysipelas. Frost-bite.

Chap. VII.—Injuries of the Head.

Chap. VIII.—Wounds of the Face and Chest.

Chap. IX.—Gunshot Wounds of the Abdomen and Bladder.

Chap. X.—Compound Fracture of the Extremities.