Project Gutenberg 2013-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 82 Bilguer, Johann Ulrich 1720 1796 Bilguer, Mr. (Johann Ulrich) Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David) 1728 1797 Tissot, Samuel Auguste André David Tissot, Samuel Auguste Andre David Tissot, Auguste Tissot, Simon André Tissot, M. A dissertation on the inutility of the amputation of limbs Produced by Fay Dunn and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Dissertation on the Inutility of the Amputation of Limbs" by Johann Ulrich Bilguer is a scientific publication written in the mid-18th century. The text provides a thorough examination of the necessity and implications of limb amputation in surgical practices, particularly in military medicine during wartime. The author argues against the commonality of amputating injured limbs, positioning that many cases previously thought requiring amputation can actually be treated successfully without resorting to this extreme measure. The opening of this dissertation sets the stage by establishing Bilguer's intent to refute the long-standing practice of amputation as a solution for gunshot wounds and other traumas. He reflects on his battlefield experiences, noting that numerous patients whom the medical professionals deemed in need of amputation ultimately healed without it. Bilguer aims to enlighten his peers by sharing evidence and personal accounts to promote less detrimental surgical strategies, emphasizing compassion and the patient’s quality of life over traditional but barbaric methods. The translation of this work aims to propagate his "beneficent design," advocating for the humane treatment of wounded soldiers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44089/44089-h/images/cover.jpg en Amputation -- Early works to 1800 RD Text Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: Science - General 206096 206105 2024-09-18T13:03:06.837092 2023-09-19T08:46:01.637123 text/html text/html 203253 2013-11-01T18:09:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 167077 2013-11-01T18:09:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 179336 2024-09-18T13:03:11.047062 application/epub+zip 181215 2024-09-18T13:03:07.704029 application/epub+zip 136261 2024-09-18T13:03:07.269043 application/epub+zip 262222 2024-09-18T13:03:13.730950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235998 2024-09-18T13:03:10.598076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191201 2022-09-20T06:40:44.388374 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160886 2024-09-18T13:03:06.366991 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 160781 2013-11-01T18:08:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 57909 2013-11-01T18:09:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 160735 2013-11-01T18:09:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 57859 2013-11-01T18:09:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 160849 2013-11-01T18:09:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57836 2013-11-01T18:09:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22507 2024-09-18T13:03:13.881970 application/rdf+xml 24253 2024-09-18T13:03:07.365027 image/jpeg 2796 2024-09-18T13:03:07.316040 image/jpeg 167322 2024-09-18T13:03:06.857043 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia