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An Atlas of Gas Poisoning

An Atlas of Gas Poisoning

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Title
An atlas of gas poisoning
Original Publication
London: Medical Research Committee, 1918.
Credits
Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
RA: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Subject
Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous -- War use
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 76801
Release Date
September 2, 2025
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.AN ATLAS OF GAS POISONING
  2. 2.PLATE NO. I Microscopic section of human lung from phosgene shell poisoning. Death at the nineteenth hour after gassing.
  3. 3.PLATE NO. II Blue type of asphyxia from phosgene poisoning, with intense venous congestion.
  4. 4.PLATE NO. III Pallid type of asphyxia from phosgene poisoning, with circulatory failure.
  5. 5.PLATE NO. IV Gangrene of foot caused by vascular thrombosis from chlorine poisoning.
  6. 6.PLATE NO. V Erythema of skin from general exposure to the vapour of yellow cross substance. Dermatitis of this distribution and associated with conjunctivitis forms a characteristic picture of poisoning by this vesicant.
  7. 7.PLATE NO. VI Blistering of buttocks by mustard gas.
  8. 8.PLATE NO. VII Burning of scrotum and penis by mustard gas.
  9. 9.PLATE NO. VIII Brown staining from mustard gas.
  10. 10.PLATE NO. IX Ulceration of trachea by mustard gas.
  11. 11.PLATE NO. X Microscopic section of human lung from mustard gas poisoning, with death at end of second day (40 hours).
  12. 12.PLATE NO. XIa Severely burned eye in the acute stage.
  13. 13.PLATE NO. XIb Slightly later stage of acute burning.
  14. 14.PLATE NO. XIIa Stage of resolution after severe burning.
  15. 15.PLATE NO. XIIb Late stage of resolution.
  16. 16.PLATE NO. XIIIa Drawing of the cornea in the acute stage of severe burning.
  17. 17.PLATE NO. XIIIb Drawing of cornea in the stage of resolution after severe burning.

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