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A Peculiar Shell Wound
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General a:lintcals. A PECULIAR SHELL WOUND. By
LI EU TENANT
E. H .
W Y L Y.
A mty Veteri1lO1), Corps .
AT Ypres a number of horses were injured by a shell , and one case (that of a mare) brou ght to my notice was excepti onally interesting on account of the situation of the wound and the manner in which it had incised the piece of fl esh. The anus itself was completely excised, as perfectly as if it had been done by the surgeon's knife , whilst the tail , vagina, and buttocks were absolutely uninjured . The an imal must hav e been in the act of defcecatin g when hit by the piece of shell.
T his photo shows Lieutenant W} ly in the act of examining the wound shortly after the mare received it. Behind him is seen a brother officer who has since been killed .
There was no hcemorrhag e at all, and this point is worth noting, and was caused by the fact that the piece of shell was very hot when it hit the horse. The horse lived for about four days, being eventually shot, and I recovered the piece of shell, which was about 3 in . by 2 in . from the reg ion of the mammary gland. It must have deflected its course immediately upon entry . This animal had no other wounds anywhere on its body.
General a:lintcals. A PECULIAR SHELL WOUND. By
LI EU TENANT
E. H .
W Y L Y.
A mty Veteri1lO1), Corps .
AT Ypres a number of horses were injured by a shell , and one case (that of a mare) brou ght to my notice was excepti onally interesting on account of the situation of the wound and the manner in which it had incised the piece of fl esh. The anus itself was completely excised, as perfectly as if it had been done by the surgeon's knife , whilst the tail , vagina, and buttocks were absolutely uninjured . The an imal must hav e been in the act of defcecatin g when hit by the piece of shell.
T his photo shows Lieutenant W} ly in the act of examining the wound shortly after the mare received it. Behind him is seen a brother officer who has since been killed .
There was no hcemorrhag e at all, and this point is worth noting, and was caused by the fact that the piece of shell was very hot when it hit the horse. The horse lived for about four days, being eventually shot, and I recovered the piece of shell, which was about 3 in . by 2 in . from the reg ion of the mammary gland. It must have deflected its course immediately upon entry . This animal had no other wounds anywhere on its body.