The War of Independence: a surgical algorithm for the treatment of head injury in the continental army
| Autor: | Chirag D. Gandhi, Manan Shah, Charles J. Prestigiacomo, Frederick Yick, Victor M. Sabourin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
American Revolution media_common.quotation_subject Neurosurgery Poison control History 18th Century Suicide prevention Neurosurgical Procedures Occupational safety and health Military medicine Manuals as Topic 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Injury prevention medicine Craniocerebral Trauma Humans Military Medicine Psychiatry media_common business.industry General surgery Head injury General Medicine medicine.disease United States Independence Military Personnel Spanish Civil War 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Wounds Gunshot business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Neurosurgery. 124:234-243 |
| ISSN: | 1933-0693 0022-3085 |
| DOI: | 10.3171/2015.1.jns141599 |
| Popis: | The American Revolution was a gruesome warthat resulted in the independence of the United States of America from the British crown and countless casualties to both belligerents. However, from these desperate times, the treatment of traumatic head injury was elucidated, as were the origins of American neurosurgery in the 18th century. During the war, the surgical manual used by military field surgeons was titled Plain Concise Practical Remarks on the Treatment of Wounds and Fractures, by Dr. John Jones. This manual explains the different types of cranial injuries understood at that time as well as the relevant surgical treatment. This article seeks to review the surgical treatment of head injury in the Revolutionary War as outlined by Dr. Jones’s manual. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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