Rough medicine : surgeons at sea in the age of sail /

Rough medicine : surgeons at sea in the age of sail / Joan Druett.

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Druett, Joan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2001.
Subjects:
Medicine, Naval > South Pacific Ocean > History > 19th century.
Ship physicians > South Pacific Ocean > History > 19th century.
Whaling > South Pacific Ocean > History.
Medicine, Naval.
Ship physicians.
Whaling.
South Pacific Ocean.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Medicine at sea : Woodall's The surgions mate
  • 2. Shipping out
  • 3. The medical chest
  • 4. The first leg : day-to-day life
  • 5. The whale hunt
  • 6. Accidents, injuries, and ailments
  • 7. Battling scurvy
  • 8. Encounters with native peoples
  • 9. "Motley, reckless & profligate" : troubles with captains and crews.

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