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- 2 Apr 1845-30 Apr 1845 (Creation)
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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Apr 1845
Date of death: 30 Apr 1845
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the femur into the knee joint, with extensive extravasation of blood in the joint. Erysipelas & abscesses in the cellular tissue of the limb. Secondary deposits, with extensive red hepatisation of both lungs
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh); Extravasation (Knee joint); Erysipelas (Skin); Deposit (Lungs); Hepatisation (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient walked to the hospital after a severe injury of the knee joint and upon his admission it was found that there was great pain & swelling of the joint with effusion into the synovial membrane’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, left inferior extremity
Type of incident: Trauma / accident
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- English
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- Anatomy » Musculoskeletal system
- Diseases and conditions » Pathological conditions, signs and symptoms
- Anatomy » Tissues
- Diseases and conditions » Infections » Bacterial infections and mycoses
- Anatomy » Integumentary system
- Diseases and conditions » Neoplasms
- Anatomy » Respiratory system
- Anatomy » Lower extremity
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- Keate, Robert (Subject)
- Hewett, Prescott Gardner (Subject)
- Lee, Henry (Subject)