Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900: Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small CalibreMakins, George Henry
History
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900: Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre
Makins, George Henry
Gunshot wounds; South African War, 1899-1902; Surgery, Military
The effects of either condition on the distal circulation were
remarkably slight. The distal pulses were little, if at all, modified in
strength or volume, and signs of venous obstruction, if present at
first, disappeared with much rapidity. In one case (No. 15) of a large
arterio-venous popliteal aneurism there was considerable swelling of the
leg, but in this case the sac was large and situated at the apex of the
space, and no doubt exercised external pressure on the vein.
In the case of the carotid aneurisms, especially that probably on the
internal carotid, transient faintness was a symptom in the early stages
of the case. All three of the cases recorded here, however, had been the
subjects of very free haemorrhage, either primary or recurrent.
(10) _Carotid arterio-venous aneurism._--Wounded at Paardeberg.
_Entry_ (Mauser) to the right side of the Pomum Adami, _exit_
at anterior margin of left trapezius, two inches below the
angle of the jaw. There was some haemorrhage at the time from
the exit wound, but no haemoptysis; about four hours later,
however, in the Field hospital bleeding was so free that an
incision was made with the object of tying the common carotid.
During the preliminary stages of the operation bleeding ceased
and the wound was closed without exposing the vessel. The
patient remained a week in the Field hospital, and then made a
three day and night's journey in a bullock waggon to Modder
River (40 miles), and fourteen days later he was transferred to
the Base hospital at Wynberg, when the condition was as
follows. Operation and bullet wounds healed. Considerable
extravasation of blood in the posterior triangle. Beneath the
sterno-mastoid in the course of the bullet track, swelling,
thrill and pulsation over an area 1-1/2 inch wide in diameter.
Loud machinery murmur audible to the patient when the left side
of the head is placed on the pillow, and widely distributed on
auscultation. The left eye appears prominent, but the pupils
are normal and equal in size. Voice weak and husky, and there
is cough. Laryngoscopic examination showed the cords to be
untouched, but some swelling still persisted. No headache, but
giddiness is troublesome at times. Pulse 100, regular but
somewhat irritable.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account