[Amputation at Tripoli]
Anon
Genre: | Miscellaneous |
Subjects: | Medical Treatment |
The writer reports that, following the amputation of a limb in Tripoli, the surgeons dip the stump in hot pitch, rather than tying up the arteries to stop the bleeding. | |
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