<emph>[Circular Seeking Information About the Use of Chloroform and the Effects of Shock in Surgery]:</emph> Electronic Edition. Association of Army and Navy Surgeons (Confederate States of America) Funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services supported the electronic publication of this title. Text scanned (OCR) by Zeng Hong Text encoded by Andrew Smith and Joshua G. McKim First edition, 2001 ca. 8K Academic Affairs Library, UNC-CH University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2001.

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 [Circular Seeking Information About the Use of Chloroform and the Effects of Shock in Surgery] 1 p. Richmond [s. n.] 1863 Call number 3021conf (Rare Book Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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 Library of Congress Subject Headings, 21st edition, 1998 English French Chloroform. Cicatrices. Confederate States of America -- Armed Forces -- Medical care. Gunshot wounds. Mail surveys -- Confederate States of America. Shock. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care. 2001-03-12, Celine Noel and Wanda Gunther revised TEIHeader and created catalog record for the electronic edition. 2001-01-25, Joshua G. McKim finished TEI-conformant encoding and final proofing. 2000-11-17, Andrew Smith finished TEI/SGML encoding 2000-11-3, Zeng Hong finished scanning (OCR) and proofing. Association of Army and Navy Surgeons.
Richmond,
1863. SIR:

In replying to questions, and in Essays or Papers sent to the Association, a résumé is requested, coming to some conclusion, in order to facilitate taking the vote in the decision on the subject.

THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ARE PROPOSED: I. Any DEATH from Chloroform in YOUR practice; give particulars of the case, if any. Is this agent always used? II. 1st. Does “SHOCK” postpone YOUR surgical interference; at what period of time, after injury, are YOU usually able to operate?2d. Any relation between the CHARACTER of the injury, and the GRAVITY of the shock?3d. Any death, in YOUR practice, from shock ALONE? III. Do CICATRICES from Gun-shot wounds furnish YOU information as to the nature of the missile which caused the injury, and the probable ENTRANCE and EXIT of the same?

Further particulars on these subjects, with accounts of any remarkable course which balls may have taken in transit through the body, in your own practice, are solicited.

SAM'L P. MOORE, Pres't Ass'n A & N. Surgeons.
Address: Surg. MIDDLETON MICHEL,Act. Cor. Secretary,Box No. 6, Richmond, Va.