Brennan, John a machine readable transcription Susan C. Lawrence Kenneth M. Price Kenneth J. Winkle 2011 med.d2e29506 Civil War Washington University of Nebraska–Lincoln Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
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 The following are responsible for particular readings or for changes to this file, as noted: Matthew Bosley The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. (1861-65.) Washington, DC Government Printing Office Part 3 Volume 2 1883 894 Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion anæsthetics deaths from ether shot wound of thigh, lower third hæmorrhage from popliteal artery artery ligated in popliteal space died on operating table, shock and effects of ether general anesthesia, ether additional case copied from MSHWR, performed proofing of copy and XML encoding, and key terms identified

CASE 1272.—Captain John Brennan, Co. A, 16th Virginia, shot wound, right thigh, lower third, Weldon Railroad, October 27, 1864. Admitted into Harewood Hospital October 31st. The condition of the wound was good, but hæmorrhage occurred November 10th, from the popliteal artery, by which ten ounces of blood were lost. The artery was ligated in popliteal space, and the patient did well until November 21st, when the limb became œdematous. November 25th, hæmorrhage recurred to the amount of twelve ounces; it could not be controlled, and the limb was amputated; the patient died on the operating table from the shock and effects of ether. At the post-mortem no abnormities could be discovered, with the exception of slight venous conjestion conjestion of the right lung and old adhesions of the left. The case is reported by Surgeon R. B. Bontecou, U. S. V.