(10) Sabre-thrust between the bones of the left forearm.
(11) Pistol-shot through the left pectoralis major and left
deltoid muscles.
(12) Deep cut dividing the commissure between the left thumb and
forefinger down to the carpal bones.
Somewhat analogous to the foregoing is a case reported in 1834 by
McCosh from Calcutta. The patient was a native who had been
dreadfully butchered in the Chooar campaign. One of his hands was
cut off above the wrist. The remaining stump was nearly amputated
by a second blow. A third blow penetrated the shoulder-joint.
Beside these and several other slashes, he had a cut across the
abdomen extending from the umbilicus to the spine. This cut
divided the parietes and severed one of the coats of the colon.
The intestines escaped and lay by his side. He was then left on
the ground as dead. On arrival at the hospital his wounds were
dressed and he speedily convalesced, but the injured colon
ruptured and an artificial anus was formed and part of the feces
were discharged through the wound. This man was subsequently seen
at Midnapore healthy and lusty although his body was bent to one
side in consequence of a large cicatrix; a small portion of the
feces occasionally passed through the open wound.
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