War Surgery and Medicine
Contents
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- [covers]
- [title page]
- Foreword p. v
- Preface p. vii
- Contents p. xi
- List of Illustrations p. xiii
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- PART I — SURGICAL
- CHAPTER 1 — Wound Treatment
- [section] p. 3
- First World War
- Spanish Civil War p. 5
- SECOND WORLD WAR p. 6
- SULPHONAMIDES p. 11
- PENICILLIN p. 13
- OTHER ASPECTS OF WOUND TREATMENT p. 19
- INFECTION p. 21
- WOUND REPAIR p. 25
- EXPERIENCE OF NEW ZEALAND MEDICAL CORPS DURING THE DIFFERENT CAMPAIGNS p. 28
- REVIEW OF POSITION AT END OF WAR p. 36
- References p. 40
- CHAPTER 2 — Forward Surgery
- [section] p. 41
- First World War
- SECOND WORLD WAR p. 43
- DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIELD SURGICAL UNIT p. 45
- THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AIDS IN 2 NZEF p. 50
- THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CCS
- SPECIALIST SURGERY p. 52
- OTHER IMPORTANT ASPECTS p. 53
- THE EQUIPMENT OF A FIELD OPERATING UNIT p. 62
- FORWARD SURGERY: CLINICAL FEATURES — Treatment of Wounded in the Field p. 64
- THE WORKING OF A FORWARD SURGICAL UNIT SITED AT AN MDS OR CCS p. 71
- FORWARD SURGERY IN 2 NZEF: BY CAMPAIGNS p. 81
- STATISTICS p. 87
- 2 NZ Division p. 88
- 2 NZEF MEF and CMF p. 91
- 2 NZEF(IP) — Analysis of Wounds 3 NZ Division in Solomon Islands p. 92
- CHAPTER 3 — Shock
- FIRST WORLD WAR p. 93
- SECOND WORLD WAR p. 95
- PROBLEMS OF SHOCK FROM THE CLINICAL ASPECT p. 107
- References p. 120
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CHAPTER 4 — Anaesthetics p. 121
- [section] p. 121
- First World War
- Between the Wars
- SECOND WORLD WAR p. 122
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CHAPTER 5 — Gas Gangrene p. 129
- [section] p. 129
- First World War
- Second World War p. 130
- CHAPTER 6 — Tetanus p. 133
- CHAPTER 7 — Head Injuries
- FIRST WORLD WAR p. 136
- SECOND WORLD WAR p. 140
- LATE RESULTS: PENSIONS SURVEY p. 155
- EPILEPSY p. 158
- Head Injuries p. 160
- References p. 161
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CHAPTER 8 — Spinal Injuries p. 162
- [section] p. 162
- First World War
- Second World War
- Summary p. 164
- Spinal Injuries p. 165
- References
- CHAPTER 9 — Nerve Injuries
- FIRST WORLD WAR p. 166
- Operative Treatment p. 168
- SECOND WORLD WAR p. 170
- APPENDIX — INJURIES TO PERIPHERAL NERVES IN SERVICEMEN OF SECOND WORLD WAR p. 187
- References p. 193
- CHAPTER 10 — Chest Injuries
- FIRST WORLD WAR p. 194
- SECOND WORLD WAR p. 195
- EVALUATION p. 218
- PENSIONS REVIEW OF PENETRATING CHEST WOUNDS p. 219
- References p. 222
- CHAPTER 11 — Abdominal Injuries
- FIRST WORLD WAR p. 223
- SUMMARY OF DEVELOPMENTS IN SECOND WORLD WAR p. 225
- PRE-OPERATION FACTORS p. 227
- OPERATION p. 240
- POST-OPERATIVE TREATMENT p. 252
- POST-OPERATIVE PROGRESS IN THE FORWARD AREAS p. 255
- EVACUATION FROM THE FORWARD OPERATING CENTRES p. 257
- PROBLEMS AT THE BASE HOSPITALS p. 260
- STATISTICAL SURVEYS p. 264
- SPECIAL FACTORS p. 269
- RESULTS OF TREATMENT p. 270
- ABDOMINAL WOUNDS 3 NZ DIVISION, SOLOMON ISLANDS p. 273
- PENSIONS SURVEY
- SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THE TREATMENT OF ABDOMINAL INJURIES — Statistics (New Zealand figures in Italy) p. 274
- References p. 277
- CHAPTER 12 — Fractures
- FIRST WORLD WAR p. 278
- Spanish War p. 280
- SECOND WORLD WAR
- Wound Treatment p. 282
- Treatment of Infection p. 284
- Bone Fragments
- Non-union p. 285
- Late Operations p. 286
- TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUAL FRACTURES
- Appendix p. 295
- References p. 301
- CHAPTER 13 — Amputations
- [section] p. 302
- First World War
- Second World War p. 305
- Appendix — PRESENTATION OF ROEHAMPTON IDEAS AT THE END OF THE WAR p. 318
- References p. 322
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CHAPTER 14 — Vascular Injuries p. 324
- [section] p. 324
- FIRST WORLD WAR
- SECOND WORLD WAR p. 326
- Appendix — CASE ILLUSTRATING THE RESULTS OF FASCIOTOMY p. 337
- References p. 339
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CHAPTER 15 — Burns p. 340
- FIRST WORLD WAR p. 340
- SECOND WORLD WAR p. 341
- PRIMARY LOCAL TREATMENT p. 343
- References p. 356
- CHAPTER 16 — Plastic Surgery
- CHAPTER 17 — Accidental Injuries p. 379
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CHAPTER 18 — Knee-joint Injuries p. 381
- [section] p. 381
- First World War
- Second World War
- References p. 386
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CHAPTER 19 — Wounds of the Knee and Hip Joints p. 387
- WOUNDS OF THE KNEE JOINT p. 387
- WOUNDS OF THE HIP JOINT p. 389
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CHAPTER 20 — Foot Disabilities p. 391
- [section] p. 391
- Second World War
- In Camp p. 392
- The Foot Problem in 2 NZEF p. 394
- Different Types of Feet
- Operative Treatment Carried Out in 2 NZEF p. 396
- Remedial Treatment in 2 NZEF
- The General Problem of the Function of the Foot p. 398
- Graduated Training and Physical Fitness p. 400
- Psychological Efficiency
- The Military Boot and Other Footwear p. 401
- Skin Diseases of the Feet p. 404
- General Summary
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CHAPTER 21 — Hernia p. 406
- [section] p. 406
- Second World War
- Wearing of Trusses p. 407
- Overseas Experience of 2 NZEF p. 408
- Operative Procedure p. 409
- Operative Treatment in 2 NZEF p. 411
- Physical Exercises p. 412
- Recurrence
- Number of Operations p. 413
- Experiences in British Army in United Kingdom 1
- War Pensions Survey p. 414
- Recommendations for the Future p. 416
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CHAPTER 22 — Varicose Veins p. 418
- FIRST WORLD WAR p. 418
- Middle East Force p. 420
- Clinics p. 421
- Experience of the War Pensions Department p. 423
- Recommendations as to the Future
- Varicocele p. 424
- CHAPTER 23 — Haemorrhoids p. 425
- CHAPTER 24 — Diseases of the Testes p. 427
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CHAPTER 25 — Ophthalmology p. 428
- [section] p. 428
- Medical Boarding Overseas p. 430
- Standards of Vision p. 431
- Medical Boards p. 432
- Hysteria
- Infections p. 434
- Headache and Heterophoria p. 435
- Battle Casualties
- Sympathetic Ophthalmia p. 438
- Equipment
- Administration p. 439
- Summary of Cases p. 440
- Pacific Experience p. 441
- Trachoma Scare in Fiji
- Recommendations for the Future p. 442
- Appendix I — VISUAL GRADING IN NEW ZEALAND p. 443
- Appendix II — EYE DISORDERS p. 444
- References p. 445
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CHAPTER 26 — Ear, Nose, and Throat Conditions p. 447
- [section] p. 447
- Medical Boarding in New Zealand, 1939–45
- Specialist Staff in 2 NZEF
- Clinical Experience in Egypt p. 448
- Battle Casualties p. 452
- Medical Boarding p. 454
- Pacific Experience
- RNZAF Experience in Pacific p. 455
- Otosclerosis p. 456
- Recommendations for the Future p. 457
- References p. 458
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CHAPTER 27 — Clinical Work among Prisoners of War p. 460
- [section] p. 460
- Kokkinia Hospital p. 461
- Salonika Transit Camp Hospital p. 464
- Italy
- Prisoner-of-War Hospitals in Germany p. 466
- Lazarett Lamsdorf p. 467
- GENERAL HEALTH OF PRISONERS OF WAR p. 469
- CHAPTER 1 — Wound Treatment
- Part II — MEDICAL
- I: INFECTIOUS DISEASES p. 478
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CHAPTER 1 — Dysentery p. 479
- FIRST WORLD WAR p. 479
- SECOND WORLD WAR p. 480
- 2 NZEF, MEF and CMF — Dysentery p. 492
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CHAPTER 2 — Typhoid Fever p. 493
- [section] p. 493
- Efficacy of TAB Vaccine p. 495
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CHAPTER 3 — Infective Hepatitis p. 497
- [section] p. 497
- Annual Incidence p. 501
- Sub-clinical Attacks
- Some Inferences p. 503
- Susceptibility of Officers
- Prevention of Hepatitis
- Comparison with Poliomyelitis p. 504
- The Pacific p. 505
- Hospitalisation
- Medical Officers p. 506
- Immunity
- Clinical
- Clinical Review of 1942 Epidemic p. 507
- Treatment p. 511
- Diet
- Medicine
- Severe Cases
- Amoebae
- Pensions Aspect
- Statistics p. 512
- INFECTIVE HEPATITIS
- Infective Hepatitis and Serum Jaundice p. 513
- Clinical Pathology p. 514
- Pathology
- PERIPHERAL LOBULAR NECROSIS IN HEPATITIS
- References p. 516
- CHAPTER 4 — Malaria
- [section] p. 518
- Malaria in 2 NZEF
- Greece p. 520
- Crete p. 521
- Egypt
- Malaria in Syria
- North Africa and Sicily p. 522
- Incidence in Italy p. 523
- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TREATMENT — Issued by Consultant Physician 2 NZEF in July 1943 p. 526
- SCHEME EVOLVED FOR MALARIA CONTROL IN 2 NZ DIVISION 1945 p. 527
- MALARIA IN THE PACIFIC p. 528
- Early Experience of American Troops
- 2 NZEF in the Pacific p. 531
- Pre-war Data
- New Zealand Malaria Control Unit: Organisation p. 533
- Unit Anti-Mosquito Squads p. 534
- Duties and Responsibilities of Malaria Control Unit
- Adult Mosquitoes
- Mosquito Larvae p. 535
- Drainage
- Avoidance of Man-made Breeding Places
- Research
- Training of the Division in Anti-Malaria Measures p. 536
- Clothing
- Repellent
- Atebrin
- Diagnostic Facilities
- Record System p. 537
- Latent Cases p. 538
- Incidence by Months and Rates p. 539
- Species Diagnosis
- Comments p. 540
- Species
- Quartan Malaria
- Clinical p. 541
- Malaria in Troops after leaving Malaria Area and stopping Atebrin
- Mosquito Control at New Zealand Airfields p. 542
- Pensions Aspect p. 543
- Appendix — 2 NZEF (IP) Administrative Order — MALARIA p. 544
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CHAPTER 5 — Dengue p. 548
- [section] p. 548
- Source of Infection and Transmission p. 549
- Clinical Features
- 2 NZEF (IP) p. 551
- CHAPTER 6 — Filariasis p. 552
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CHAPTER 7 — Sandfly (Phlebotomus) Fever p. 554
- [section] p. 554
- Clinical Aspects p. 555
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CHAPTER 8 — Typhus Fever p. 557
- [section] p. 557
- Incidence in 2 NZEF
- Clinical Features p. 559
- Pacific p. 561
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CHAPTER 9 — Hookworm (Ankylostomiasis) p. 562
- [section] p. 562
- 2 NZEF (IP) Experience p. 563
- Future of the Infection in New Zealand p. 565
- CHAPTER 10 — Cerebro-spinal Fever and Meningitis p. 566
- CHAPTER 11 — Poliomyelitis p. 569
- CHAPTER 12 — Diphtheria p. 570
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CHAPTER 13 — Pyrexia of Unknown Origin p. 574
- [section] p. 574
- Clinical Features p. 575
- CHAPTER 14 — Respiratory Diseases p. 577
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CHAPTER 15 — Q Fever p. 582
- [section] p. 582
- Atypical Pneumonia and Q Fever in Second World War
- Clinical Features p. 584
- Epidemiological Studies p. 586
- References p. 587
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CHAPTER 16 — Pulmonary Tuberculosis p. 588
- [section] p. 588
- Mass Radiography
- 2 NZEF p. 590
- The Navy
- Pensions Survey p. 591
- Results of Treatment p. 592
- Conclusion p. 594
- Associated Disabilities Present in the Pensions Cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis p. 595
- CHAPTER 17 — Venereal Disease
- [section] p. 597
- Egypt, 1940
- System of Surveillance p. 598
- VD Treatment Centres Established as Units p. 599
- Incidence
- Position in Syria p. 600
- Incidence and the Use of Prophylactic Facilities During 1942
- Closing of Legalised Brothels p. 601
- New Zealand VD Treatment Centres
- Formation of a Mobile VD Treatment Centre p. 602
- Rise of VD in Italy p. 604
- Increase in Incidence p. 605
- High Post-Armistice Incidence p. 606
- 2 NZEF (Japan), 1946–48 p. 608
- GENERAL OUTLINE OF TREATMENT p. 610
- Appendix p. 617
- II: SYSTEMIC AND CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES p. 620
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CHAPTER 18 — Dyspepsia p. 621
- [section] p. 621
- Clinical Features p. 624
- Causes of Dyspepsia
- Individual Symptoms
- Diagnosis p. 625
- Diagnostic Criteria p. 626
- Response to Treatment p. 627
- Disposal p. 628
- Boarding Criteria
- Pensions Experience p. 629
- Summary
- CHAPTER 19 — Neurosis
- [section] p. 630
- Between the Wars
- Second World War p. 631
- Arrangements in New Zealand
- Early Experience in 2 NZEF p. 632
- Observations in a Base Hospital p. 633
- Cases as Seen on Hospital Ship Returning to New Zealand p. 634
- Later Experiences in 2 NZEF
- Incidence in 2 NZEF p. 637
- Nomenclature
- Symptoms p. 638
- Treatment in the Forward Areas p. 639
- Treatment: At the Base p. 640
- Psychiatric Examinations of Soldiers for Courts Martial p. 641
- Boarding in 2 NZEF p. 643
- Pacific Experience p. 645
- Neurosis in the Navy p. 646
- Development of Neurosis in the First Furlough Draft, 2 NZEF, in New Zealand p. 647
- Procedure on Return to New Zealand
- Treatment on Return to New Zealand p. 648
- Association of Neurosis with Head Injury p. 649
- Simple Concussion
- The Pensions Aspect p. 650
- Transition to Civilian Life p. 651
- Experience in England
- Recommendations for Future Management p. 653
- Rehabilitation p. 655
- Appendix A — Statistics relating to Nervous Disorders, 2 NZEF, MEF and CMF
- Appendix B — Table Comparing Battle Casualties with Exhaustion and Neurosis Cases p. 656
- Appendix C — Psychiatric and Neurosis Cases, 2 NZEF, Survey at February 1943 p. 657
- References
- CHAPTER 20 — Essential Hypertension
- [section] p. 658
- First World War Cases (Carbery Series) p. 659
- First World War Cases of Hypertension Still Alive p. 660
- First World War Cases of Hypertension—Deaths p. 662
- DISCUSSION p. 682
- SUMMARY p. 686
- References p. 687
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CHAPTER 21 — Skin Diseases p. 688
- [section] p. 688
- Reboarding in New Zealand Camps
- Middle East Experience
- Desert Sores p. 689
- Eczema and Dermatitis p. 691
- Skin Disorders of the Feet
- Hyperidrosis (Excessive Sweating)
- Eczemas p. 692
- Pyogenic Infection p. 693
- Tinea
- Etiological Factors p. 694
- Other Infections
- Psychoneurosis
- External Factors p. 695
- The Constitutional Factor
- In Italy p. 696
- Sensitisation to Sulphonamides and Penicillin
- Scabies and Pediculosis p. 697
- Experience of Pacific Force
- RNZAF in Pacific, 1943–45 p. 699
- Treatment in New Zealand of Ex-overseas Invalids p. 700
- Pensions
- Recommendations p. 701
- X-ray Therapy p. 702
- Reference p. 703
- III: GENERAL p. 705
- CHAPTER 22 — Hygiene
- [section] p. 707
- Planning for 2 NZEF p. 708
- Climatic Conditions p. 710
- Maadi Camp
- Individual Precautions p. 711
- Camp Buildings
- Disposal of Sullage Water p. 712
- Latrines
- Cleansing of Mess Utensils p. 713
- Food p. 714
- Water
- Native Labourers p. 715
- General
- Hygiene Organisation
- Hygiene Training and Education p. 717
- Man Management p. 718
- Conservancy p. 720
- Refuse Disposal
- Waste-water Disposal p. 721
- Fly Control
- Bathing Facilities p. 722
- Laundry Facilities
- Water Supplies p. 723
- Food p. 724
- Lice Control p. 725
- Mosquito Control p. 726
- Captured Towns
- Incidence of Disease
- Results of Good Health p. 727
- HYGIENE IN 2 NZEF IN SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC p. 728
- Camp Sanitation
- Rubbish Disposal p. 729
- Latrines
- Flies p. 730
- Washing
- Water Supplies
- Field Sanitation p. 731
- Clothing
- Tropical Macrocytic Anaemia
- Malaria Control p. 732
- Results p. 733
- CHAPTER 23 — Health of Maoris in 2 NZEF p. 734
- CHAPTER 24 — Occupational Therapy p. 737
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CHAPTER 25 — The Work of a General Hospital Laboratory p. 741
- [section] p. 741
- Analysis of Work Done at 1 NZ General Hospital Laboratory During Thirty-one Months at Helwan
- Epidemic and Endemic Diseases
- The Central Pathology Laboratory p. 744
- Analysis of Post-mortem Examinations Made at 1 General Hospital, Helwan, October 1941 to March 1944
- Number Required p. 745
- Rank of Laboratory Technicians p. 746
- Training of Technicians
- General Hospital Laboratory Equipment p. 747
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CHAPTER 26 — Incidence of Disease in 2 NZEF p. 748
- [section] p. 748
- Mortality p. 750
- Down-gradings p. 751
- 2 NZEF (IP)
- Accidental Injuries p. 752
- War Disablement Pensions
- Glossary p. 763
- Index of Names p. 765
- Index p. 769
- PART I — SURGICAL