Extracts from John Hennen's Principles of Military Surgery.
Born in Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland, John Hennen graduated in Edinburgh and had a career as an army surgeon, serving through the Peninsular War. His Principles of Military Surgery reached a third edition (posthumously) in 1829; his views on nerve-injuries, tetanus, head-injuries and syphilis are considered below.
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