Harewood General Hospital Photographer unidentified
Published / Created:
1865
Collection Title:
Binder's Title: Gunshot Wounds Illustrated
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
Gunshot wound. Disarticulation at shoulder., Martin Burke, sergeant, Co. K, 15th N.Y.H.A., aged 29, admitted to Harewood U.S.A. Gen'l Hospital, September 13, 1865, suffering from amputation of left arm, upper third. Wounded before Petersburg, June 25, 1864; operation performed at Lincoln Hospital—particulars unknown. The patient states that at time of operation his constitutional state was good; but that parts became soon afterwards erysipelatous, extending through the whole chest, gangrenous and considerably sloughing, a destruction of soft parts, and the shaft was entirely removed by disarticulation at shoulder joint, by straight incision, March 29, 1865. The bone became necrosed nine months after the amputation; several abscesses had since collected in stump, and up to date, although the patient is good health, there are still several fistulous openings, with considerable discharge of pus. Treatment disinfectant, astringent lotions, and supporting throughout with liberal use of iron internally., and MARTIN BURKE.
Subject (Geographic):
Washington, D.C
Subject (Name):
Bontecou, Reed Brockway, 1824-1907, Harewood General Hospital, Martin Burke, and Reed B. (Brockway) Bontecou 1824-1907
Subject (Topic):
Amputation, Arm—Wounds and injuries—Surgery, Gangrene, Medical photography—patients, Medical photography—United States—19th century, and United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Medical and sanitary affairs
