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LONGMORE

GUNSHOT WOUNDS.

A TREATISE

GUNSHOT WOUNDS.

T. LONGMORE, ESQ.,

DEPUTY INSPECTOR–GENERAL OF HOSPITALS; PROFESSOR OF MILITARY SURGERY AT FORT PITT, CHATHAM.

PHILADELPHIA:

J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO. 1862.

CONTENTS.

GUNSHOT WOUNDS IN GENERAL.

PAGE Definition of the term 9 History of the surgery of gunshot wounds 9

VARIETIES OF GUNSHOT WOUNDS.

Form and nature of missile 14 Grape–shot, canister, and spherical case 16 Musket–shot—Conical bullets 16 Bullets of various weights and sizes 17 Double bullets 18 Stones, and splinters of iron or wood 19

Degree of velocity 20 Increased by modern fire–arms 21 Comparison of round and conical balls 21 The Enfield and Whitworth rifles 22

Number of wounds in battle 22 Proportion to shots discharged 22

Spent balls 23

Lodgment of balls 24 Consequences of unextracted balls 25 Lodgment of an 8–pound ball 26 Illustrative cases 27 Fragments of shells 28 Fragments of bullets 29 Small foreign bodies 30

Internal wounds without external marks 32 Hypotheses concerning 32 Explanation concerning 33

Seat of injury 34

Course of balls 34

SYMPTOMS OF GUNSHOT WOUNDS.