[BITList] Amputations, acid gargles and ammonia rubs: Royal Navy surgeons' 1793-1880 journals revealed | UK news | guardian.co.uk

[John Feltham]

G'day Mike,

On 01/10/2010, at 8:13 AM, Michael Feltham wrote:

> You can also look at    http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/surgeonsatsea  The Ship Captains Medical Guide wasn't as bad as this !

I wonder which one has the Guinness Book of Records entry for the fastest amputation of a man's leg?

The answer was, 'so many seconds' plus three fingers of the doctor's assistant!


ooroo


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