Admiral Lord Nelson's death: known and unknown – A historical review of the anatomy

Wang, D; El-Masry, W S; Crumplin, M. K. H.; Eisenstein, Steve; Pusey, R.J.; Meagher, Tom

doi:10.1038/sj.sc.3101850

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“…It should be noticed that there is a significant anatomic distance between the branches of the pulmonary artery and the spine. Assuming that the left pulmonary artery or a large branch thereof was indeed injured, anatomical studies based on atlases and dissection on cadavers fail to support a simple straight-line course of the musket ball that could have both divided the artery and also damaged the spinal cord on its path forward [2].…”

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Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson's Death at the Battle of Trafalgar: A Neurosurgeon's Forensic Medical Analysis

Nijensohn¹

2017

J Trauma Treat

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Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson, the greatest British naval hero, was fatally wounded during the Battle of Trafalgar. Conventional theory holds that he died mainly of an injury to a major blood vessel in the chest. However, a review of the empirical evidence-with the benefit of modern medical science-, suggests that the primary cause of death was a spinal neurogenic shock from transection of the mid thoracic spinal cord. These conditions do not necessarily exclude each other.

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Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson's Death at the Battle of Trafalgar: A Neurosurgeon's Forensic Medical Analysis

Nijensohn¹

2017

J Trauma Treat

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“…The pulmonary artery injury, with an associated hemothorax, led Beatty to conclude that Nelson had died from hemorrhage. 11,12…”

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In Close Combat: Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson's Injuries in the Napoleonic Wars

Miller¹,

Nakayama

2019

The American Surgeon™

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Born in Norfolk, England, on September 29, 1758, Horatio Nelson was the sixth of eleven children in a working-class family. With the help of his uncle, Maurice Suckling, a captain in the Royal Navy, Nelson began his naval career as a 13-year-old midshipman on the British battleship Raisonnable. His courage and leadership in the battle marked him for promotion, and he rose quickly from midshipman to admiral, serving in the West Indies, East Indies, North America, Europe, and even the Arctic. As his rank ascended, Nelson's consistent strategy was close engagement, an approach that led to success in combat but placed him in direct danger. Thus, Britain's greatest warrior was also her most famous patient: Nelson suffered more injuries and underwent more operations than any other flag officer in Royal Navy history. His career reached a climax off Cape Trafalgar, where he not only led the Royal Navy to victory over the combined French and Spanish fleets but also met his own death.

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“…The revolution in the management of spinal ailments is especially evident in the field of SCI 6. What was described till seven decades ago as an “ailment not to be treated,” can now be rephrased: “Life after a SCI can be happy, meaningful and worth living.” Similarly, there have been advancements in the management of most spinal ailments resulting in a significant improvement of outcomes.…”

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Rising to the Challenge: Spinal Ailments in India

Chhabra

2019

IJOO

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Admiral Lord Nelson's death: known and unknown – A historical review of the anatomy

Cited by 10 publications

References 1 publication

Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson's Death at the Battle of Trafalgar: A Neurosurgeon's Forensic Medical Analysis

Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson's Death at the Battle of Trafalgar: A Neurosurgeon's Forensic Medical Analysis

In Close Combat: Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson's Injuries in the Napoleonic Wars

Rising to the Challenge: Spinal Ailments in India

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