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“…a last furious effort…”
While Sims does not specify it on this occasion, other accounts state that Sims frequently lectured during operations. His statement here reiterates that the point of the experiment was to show that consent was unnecessary.
“Osteo-Sarcoma of the Lower Jaw—Resection of the Body of the Bone—Cure,” J. Marion Sims, The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, Vol. 11, 1846, p. 130.
“A cut around the base…”
“Osteo-Sarcoma of the Lower Jaw—Resection of the Body of the Bone—Cure,” J. Marion Sims, The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, Vol. 11, 1846, p. 130.
“…a handheld chain saw…”
It’s a little surprising that Sims would have a chainsaw on hand—there is no report of him having employed it prior to this occasion.
“The Chain Saw—a Scottish Invention,” M. Skippen, J. Kirkup, R.M. Maxton, S.W. McDonald, Scottish Medical Journal, Vol. 49, No. 2, 2004, p. 72.
“Osteo-Sarcoma of the Lower Jaw—Resection of the Body of the Bone—Cure,” J. Marion Sims, The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, Vol. 11, 1846, pp. 130, 132.
“…conditions of the female pelvis…”
SIMS, J. Marion, (1885). The Story of my Life, ed. by H. Marion-Sims. D. Appleton & Co: New York, p. 231.
“…bled of sixty-two ounces…”
From “Cases in Private Practice,” an original manuscript of Hardy Vickers Wooten, held at the Alabama Department of Archives and History in Montgomery, Alabama. No page numbers.
“…delivered a putrid child.”
From “Cases in Private Practice,” an original manuscript of Hardy Vickers Wooten, held at the Alabama Department of Archives and History in Montgomery, Alabama. No page numbers.
“…a whitish, leaden color…”
From “Cases in Private Practice,” an original manuscript of Hardy Vickers Wooten, held at the Alabama Department of Archives and History in Montgomery, Alabama. No page numbers.
“A student sat up with Sam…”
“Osteo-Sarcoma of the Lower Jaw—Resection of the Body of the Bone—Cure,” J. Marion Sims, The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, Vol. 11, 1846, p. 131.