title: The medical officer's journal: HMAS Sydney 1913-1922. An Australian Naval record of surgery and anaesthesia at the time of the outbreak of World War I.
abstract: The Medical Officer's Journal of HMAS Sydney was a record kept by the ship's Surgeon, Leonard Darby, of the conditions on the ship and the health, diseases, injuries and treatment of the sailor's under his care. Records of anaesthesia and surgery indicate chloroform was mostly administered as was ether occasionally. There was some use of intravenous and subcutaneous fluids for resuscitation. The journal also provides an eyewitness account of the Sydney-Emden battle on 9 November 1914 which occurred off the Cocos Keeling Islands and was a famous first victory for the young Australian Navy, making headlines around the world. The treatment of the many injured, mostly Germans, is described; with the two Australian surgeons and the surviving German surgeon working together.
authors.affiliation: Sydney, New South Wales.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Todd
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000266:history*; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000266:history; D001315:Australia; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008889:Military Personnel; D009326:Naval Medicine / Q000266:history*; D012767:Ships; D047828:World War I
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics
keywords: HMAS Sydney; World War I; anaesthesia; medic; naval