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f the histories of eight patients wounded in the same battles who died prior to the termination of the first thirty-six hours; but these are not included, for the reason stated above, and also because I am uncertain whether all the injuries were produced by bullets of small calibre. -------------------------+-----------+-------------+-----------+------+ | | Localised | | | Viscous wounded | Number of | Secondary | Recovered | Died | | cases | suppuration | | | | | occurred | | | -------------------------+-----------+-------------+-----------+------+ Stomach certain | 2 | -- | 1 | 1 | Stomach possible | 1 | -- | 1 | -- | Small intestine certain | 5 | 0 | -- | 5 | Small intestine possible | 10 | 0 | 10 | -- | Large intestine certain | 8 | 4[21] | 4 | 4 | Large intestine possible | 4 | -- | 4 | -- | -------------------------+-----------+-------------+-----------+------+ Bladder certain | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Bladder possible | 1 | -- | 1 | -- | Liver | 6 | -- | 6 | -- | Kidneys | 6 | -- | 4 | 2 | Spleen | 3 | -- | 2 | 1 | -------------------------+-----------+-------------+-----------+------+ Total | 49[22] | -- | 34 | 15 | -------------------------+-----------+-------------+-----------+------+ Included in the above table are thirty instances of intestinal injury, and these are divided up according to the segment of the intestinal canal implicated, and also as to whether the perforation was certain, or only assumed from the position of the external apertures and the presence of abdominal symptoms of a noticeable grade. From this analysis it appears clear-- 1. That wounds of the stomach have a comparatively good prognosis, and that they may recover spontaneously. It is true that only two examples are included in my table; but I was at various times shown patients with similar injuries and histories, and a number of cases which have been publ
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