Notes and Observations on Army Surgery (New Orleans, 1863) BOUND WITH: A Treatise on Gunshot Wounds: Written for and Dedicated to the Surgeons of the Confederate States Army (New Orleans, 1861). The American Civil War Surgery Series Volume 9

F. Formento and M. Schuppert

ISBN 10: 0930405188 / ISBN 13: 9780930405182

Published by Norman, San Francisco, 1990

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62pp; 47pp. 5-7/8 x 9-1/8 inches. Cloth. Acid-free paper. New Introduction by Ira M. Rutkow, M.D. The Louisiana Hospital, established by Formento in 1861, had a much lower mortality rate than regular army hospitals and this was attributed to his insistence on small wards, extreme cleanliness, good food, and ample fresh air. Both Formento's work and Schuppert's treatise on gun-shot wounds, bound with it, are little-known and virtually impossible to find in their original editions.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Notes and Observations on Army Surgery (New Orleans, 1863) BOUND WITH: A Treatise on Gunshot Wounds: Written for and Dedicated to the Surgeons of the Confederate States Army (New Orleans, 1861). The American Civil War Surgery Series Volume 9
• Publisher: Norman, San Francisco
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0930405188
• ISBN 13: 9780930405182
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st edition.

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Synopsis

The Louisiana Hospital, established by Formento in 1861, had a much lower mortality rate than regular army hospitals; this was attributed to his insistence on small wards, extreme cleanliness, good food, and ample fresh air. Both Formento's work and Schuppert's treatise on gun-shot wounds, bound with it, are little known and virtually impossible to find in their original editions.