| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Medicine at sea: Woodall's the surgions mate -- Shipping out -- Medical chest -- First leg: Day-to-day life -- Whale hunt -- Accidents, injuries, and ailments -- Battling scurvy -- Encounters with native peoples -- "Motley, reckless & profligate": Troubles with captains and crews -- Epilogue: Fates of our surgeons -- Appendix A: Medical chest comparison -- Appendix B: Dr. King's patient list, Aurora, 1840 -- Appendix C: Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Abstract |
Using diaries, journals, and correspondence, the author introduces readers to doctors who endured life on the sea, what types of medicines and surgical tools they used, and what sort of people they encountered. Illustrations and photos. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-258) and index. |
| Acquisitions source |
Laupus- Robert W. Cihak History of Medicine Collection |
| LCCN | 00034474 |
| ISBN | 0415924510 |
| ISBN | 9780415924511 |
