The Seaman's Medical Instructor / In a Course of Lectures on Accidents and Diseases Incident to Seamen
by N. D. Falck
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Chapters (411)
- THE SEAMAN’S Medical Instructor,
- THE PREFACE.
- ERRATA.[1]
- THE CONTENTS.
- LECTURE I.
- LECTURE II.
- LECTURE III.
- LECTURE IV.
- LECTURE V.
- LECTURE VI.
- LECTURE I.
- SECT. I.
- Of the Composition and close Connection of Parts in the Human Body.
- SECT. II.
- Of the Brains and Nerves.
- SECT. III.
- Of the Heart and Lungs.
- SECT. IV.
- Of the Circulation of the Blood.
- SECT. V.
- Of the Joint Connection of the Brain, Heart, Lungs, &c.
- SECT. VI.
- Of Chylifaction and Nutrition.
- SECT. VII.
- Of the Bones, Muscles, Ligaments, Tendons, and their Connections.
- A Skeleton of the Human Body.
- SECT. VIII.
- Of the Urinary Organs and Genital Parts.
- SECT. VIII.
- Of the Skin.
- SECT. IX.
- Of the External Senses.
- LECTURE II.
- SECT. I.
- Of the Pulse.
- SECT. II.
- Of the Effects of Bleeding
- Bleeding is requisite
- Bleeding in general is hurtful
- SECT. III.
- Of the Operation of Bleeding.
- SECT. IV.
- On the requisite Medicines to be used at Sea
- LECTURE III.
- SECT. I.
- Of Falls
- The Method.
- SECT. II.
- Of Wounds
- Cut Wounds.
- The different Methods.
- Of Bruised Wounds.
- Gun-shot Wounds.
- SECT. III.
- Of Bruises.
- SECT. IV.
- Of Dislocations
- Dislocation of the Arm with the Shoulder.
- Dislocation of the Elbow, or the Knee.
- Of spraining the Wrist, or Ancle.
- SECT. V.
- Of Fractures
- A Fracture of the Skull.
- Fracture of the Arm.
- A fractured Thigh bone.
- A fractured Leg.
- Compound Fractures.
- Conclusive Observations on Fractures.
- SECT. VI.
- Of Scalding
- SECT. VII.
- Of Burning
- SECT. VIII.
- Of Drowning
- The Method to recover a drowned Person.
- LECTURE IV.
- SECT. I.
- Of Inflammation
- Of Resolution.
- Of Suppuration.
- Of Tumours.
- Of Mortification.
- SECT. II.
- Of Ulcerations
- SECT. III.
- Of Diseases of the Skin
- Of the Itch.
- Of Boils.
- Of Ring Worms, Daw Worms, &c. &c.
- Of the Morbis Pedicularis, or, Lousy Disease.
- SECT. IV.
- Of Promiscuous Disorders.
- Of the Tooth-Ach.
- To draw a Tooth.
- Of sore Eyes.
- Of the Ear-Ach.
- Of Hoarseness and Sore Throat.
- SECT. V.
- Of the Venereal Disease
- Of the Gonorrhœa.
- Of the Phimosis, and paraphimosis.
- Of the Chordee, and Priapism.
- Of the Dysuria.
- Of Shankers.
- Of the Bubo.
- Of Swelled Testicles.
- Of Venereal Excrescences.
- Of the second Infection.
- SECT. VI.
- Of the Bite of Venomous Animals
- To Cure the Bite of a Rattle Snake.
- SECT. VII.
- Of the Bite of a mad Dog
- The Signs of a mad Dog.
- The Effect of the Bite of a mad Dog.
- Of the Cure of the Bite of a mad Dog.
- LECTURE V.
- SECT. I.
- Of Fevers in General
- SECT. II.
- Of Accidental Fevers.
- SECT. III.
- Of a Cold.
- SECT. IV.
- Of Intermitting fevers, and Agues.
- SECT. V.
- Of Putrid and Malignant Fevers.
- LECTURE VI.
- SECT. I.
- Of Diseases of the Head, Of the Apoplexy.
- Of the Frenzy and Delirium.
- Of a Stupor, and Lethargy.
- Of a Violent Head-Ach.
- SECT. II.
- Of Diseases of the Neck
- SECT. III.
- Of Diseases in the Breast
- Of the Cough.
- SECT. IV.
- Of Diseases of the Bowels, and the Alimentary Canal
- Of a Depraved Appetite.
- Of the Colic.
- Of Looseness, and the Bloody Flux.
- SECT. V.
- Of the Scurvy
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