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| − | Box 12 file 1 Inquisitions/inquests conducted by coroners in British Columbia
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| − | My name is George Kerr MacNaughton. I am a duly qualified medical practitioner in and for the province of B.C.
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| − | I reside at [illegible].
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| − | About 8:30 pm on Sunday, April 26th, I attended an injured Chinaman, named Chow Wing, at the [illegible-same place as above] General Hospital.
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| − | The patient was lying on a stretcher, dressed in miner's garb with blood flowing freely from a wound in left thigh.
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| − | He was suffering from severe shock which I attempted to overcome by application of appropriate treatment.
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| − | Examination showed the following injuries:
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| − | 1. Lacerated flesh wound 5" long in front of left thigh completely severing muscle and soft tissue down to knee.
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| − | 2. Large lacerated wound on left side of head extending from lower [lat?-ock] of head and turning down whole side of scalp, exposing bone of skull.
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| − | 3. Fracture and bruise of rt.[?] arm near shoulder.
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| − | 4. Fracture left leg just below knee
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| − | 5. Fracture of bones of left wrist
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| − | 6. Bruise and abrasions on left shin breast, sides of body and face.
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| − | Assisted by Dr. Hicks I cleansed, sutured + dressed the wounds and applied only temporary treatment to fractures on account of his weakened condition.
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