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- 4 Nov 1845-5 Nov 1845 (Creation)
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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Nov 1845
Date of death: 5 Nov 1845
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull with extravasation of blood in the cavity of the arachnoid and in the sub-arachnoid tissue. Extensive injury of brain. Fracture of sternum and of 8th and 9th ribs. Injury of lungs. Rupture of spleen. Fracture of pubis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Extravasation (Brain); Injury (Brain, lungs); Fracture (Sternum, ribs, pubus); Rupture (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was said to have fallen from a second story and to have struck his head against a log of wood. When brought to the hospital he was in a state of collapse, perfectly insensible’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma / accident
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- Cutler, Edward (Subject)
- Hewett, Prescott Gardner (Subject)
- Lee, Henry (Subject)