CANIVELL, Francisco
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Tratado de las heridas de armas de fuego, dispuesto para uso de los alumnos del Real Colegio de Chirugia de Cadiz.Cadiz: Por Don Manuel Ximinez Carreño, 1789.Probably the first significant work on military medicine by a Spanish physician. Canivell’s work, prepared for the use of students at Cadiz’s Royal College of Surgery, deals with contusions, wounds and fractures caused by gunshots, starting with wounds to the head and progressing downward through the various parts of the body to the legs and feet. Digital facsimile from the Wellcomecollection.org at this link. Subjects: COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS AND REGIONS › Spain, MILITARY MEDICINE, SURGERY & HYGIENE |