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ERICHSEN, Sir John Eric (1818 – 1896)

ERICHSEN, Sir John Eric (1818 – 1896)

1818 – 1896

2 entries in the GMN corpus.

Image source G. Jerrard · [1] · CC BY 4.0

1853 CE

#5602

The science and art of surgery.

The most popular textbook on the subject for many years. Erichsen was surgeon to University College Hospital, London, and Lister served as his house surgeon.

1866 CE

#4538.1

On railway and other injuries of the nervous system.

The first book to discuss the injuries now widely known as whiplash, which first appeared as the by-product of the increased speed of railway travel. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.