Illustrations of medical evidence and trial by jury in Scotland.

Date:
1855
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Credit: Illustrations of medical evidence and trial by jury in Scotland. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    no resistance; and then I asked him to allow me to take a copy of it. The copy was made by one of the dressers at my request. I gave it to Professor Syme. I told Professor Syme then, I sup¬ pose, that I had seen such a certificate, and got a copy of it. I told him the first opportunity afterwards—the next day. And when I told him that, he asked me to give him a copy, and I gave it to him. And after that I did not get it back again. I saw it after¬ wards in print in the Monthly Medical Journal. The Monthly Medical Journal is very much read by members of the profession ; it has a large circulation. Professor Syme was one of the conductors of the Journal at that time. The Lord Justice-Clerk.—You have not related yet what passed in the ward—whether you gave Mr Glover your opinion. The Dean.—I think he said so. The Lord Justice-Clerk.—No ; not whether he told Mr Glover that he thought the boy’s life in danger. Dr Dobie.—I believe I told him that I thought he was in danger. The Lord Justice-Clerk.—And about the amputation ? Dr Dobie.—I believe I told him that amputation might be required. By Mr Patton.—All the surgical cases in the Infirmary were under Mr Syme at that time, when I was house-surgeon. I called %{$ attention to this boy’s case. Mr Syme thought more favourably of the wound than I did. It was after Mr Syme’s examination that I saw Mr Glover. The Lord Justice-Clerk.—Did you tell Mr Glover Mr Syme’s opinion?—I told him my own. By Mr Patton.—I was sent for to see Mr Glover. I came imme¬ diately after being sent for ; without a moment’s delay. Mr Glover said nothing to me as to having previously examined the boy. I supposed he had not examined him. There was a flush on the face of the boy. That is quite usual under such circumstances. If I had not known the nature of this injury particularly, I could not have said, from anything in the boy’s face, or pulse, or tongue, that there was danger to life. There was only one bone broken. It was connected with the wound at one point. I could put my finger in the wound and feel the bone. The fracture was of the inner bone of the leg ; the wound extended nearly round the leg. Danger is increased when both of the bones of the leg are broken. There was