Excerpt from Analysis of Four Hundred and Thirty-Nine Recorded Amputations in the Contiguity of the Lower Extremity, And, Investigations Upon the Nature, Causes, and Treatment of Hospital in the Confederate Armies, 1861-1865 Causes of Hospital Gangrene. 1. A Debilitated and Cachectic State of the Gouetita tion. - Such Derangement of the Solids and F laids as favor the Production of Hos pital Gangrene. May be the Result of Exposure, F atigue, Bad Diet, and Impure Water. And also of the Rapid and Slow Action of a Special Poison in a Low, Humid, and Miasmatic Atmosphere. - Illustrative Observations, by Various Observers. Efi'ects of Climate and Malaria in predisposing to Ulcers and Hospital Gangrene. Effects of the Climate of the West Indies upon the Health of English Troops. 2. The Air of Crowded Hospitals, Tents, and Ships, loaded with Animal Exhala tions. Hospital Gangrene may at any time arise de novo, when Sick and Wounded Soldiers are crowded together in badly Ventilated Houses, F ilthy Hospitals, Close Box Cars, or on Shipboard. Hospital Gangrene will arise most readily under these Circumstances, when the Soldiers have been on Scanty and Poor Food, and have been exposed to Fatigue, Loss of Rest, the Constant Excitements of Battle, and the Unhealthy Atmosphere of Crowded, Filthy Camps, and Beleaguered Cities. Illus trative Observations. 3. The Contact of the Gangrenous Matter with Diseased and Wounded Surfaces, as in using Unclean Sponges, Bandages, Wash-bowls, and Sur gical Instruments. - Illustrative Observations. - Origin and History of Hospital Gangrene amongst the Federal Prisoners confined in Camp Sumter, Andersonville. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.