Act of bravy of Surgeon in ordinary to the King Yustus Loder
Journal: Voenno-Meditsinskii Zhurnal
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Abstract
Yustus Christian (in russian transcription Christian Ivanovich) Loder (1753-1832) studied in Göttingen University, where in 1777 defended degree of Doctor of Medicine and Surgery. The article is devoted to his activity in organisation of delivety of the health care to the wounded during the Patriotic War in 1812 year. From September 1812 to May 1813 30 126 patients were treated in the hospitals controlled by Loder, 23 413 stepped back into the ranks, in other words almost 77%. 2096 patients died (7%). Loder was against so called early amputation widely propogated by surgeon-in-chief of French army D.Zh.Larrey as the only life-preserver.
Authors
B Nakhapetov