Killed by a cough
In 1734 James Jamieson, a surgeon from Thurso in the Scottish borders reported this case in the Medical Essays and […]
Notable deaths, Unfortunate predicaments
Unfortunate predicaments
Notable deaths, Unfortunate predicaments
The seven-foot tumour
This brief case report is a reminder that there are certain medical horrors which were once commonplace but which are
Hidden dangers, Unfortunate predicaments
Unfortunate injury of the decade
Here’s a story published 150 years ago in the British Medical Journal which made me wince on at least four
Remarkable recoveries, Unfortunate predicaments
Impaled on a stake
How about this for a lucky escape? It’s the sort of grisly farm accident which might be featured in a
A beetle in the bladder
Insects and spiders colonising the human body were a regular feature of medical journal articles in the 19th century. For
Unfortunate predicaments
There was an old woman who swallowed a fork…
In 1868 the Medical and Surgical Reporter contained a report of an unusual case received from the physicians of the
Unfortunate predicaments
Somewhat silly in his manner
Fans of nominative determination – the idea that a person’s name can have a bearing on their choice of career
Pipe dreams
HMS Grampus, a battleship launched in 1802, ended her days as a hospital ship moored off Greenwich. Between 1816 and
Trouble at t’mill
Last week I revealed the dangers of working in the mirror manufacturing trade in 19th-century Bohemia. Here’s another tale of
Horrifying operations, Unfortunate predicaments
Glass half-empty
The remarkable headline above graced the pages of the American Journal of the Medical Sciences in April 1849. In case