essential for navigating complex societal interactions, particularly in professional, when actions conflict with
established laws or legal norms. The challenge arises in balancing both ethical and legal considerations when
making decisions.### 2. **Ethical Issues in Healthcare**Healthcare is one of the sectors where ethical and legal
issues are particularly pronounced. Medical professionals regularly face situations that require them to make
complex decisions that not only have life-altering consequences for patients but also raise profound moral
questions. These issues include:#### 2.1 **Patient Autonomy and Informed Consent**One of the fundamental
ethical principles in healthcare is respect for patient autonomy—the right of patients to make decisions about thei
own bodies and medical treatments. This principle is enshrined in the legal concept of informed consent. Informe
consent requires healthcare providers to
THEORY AND PRACTICE
IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY
BRITISH MEDICINE:
“REGIMENTAL PRACTICE”
BY JOHN BUCHANAN, M.D
Introduced and annotated by
Paul E. Kopperman, Ph.D.
, Professor of History
Oregon State University
CONTENTS
Preface Page i
List of Abbreviations ix
Introduction:
I. John Buchanan and His Manuscript 1
II. The Learning Process 9
III. Buchanan's Practice 31
Note on Transcriptions 68
TEXT: 70
"Regimental Practice. or A Short History of Diseases common
to His Majesties own Royal Regiment of Horse Guards when
abroad (Commonly called the Blews)"
essential for navigating complex societal interactions, particularly in professional, when actions conflict with
established laws or legal norms. The challenge arises in balancing both ethical and legal considerations when
making decisions.### 2. **Ethical Issues in Healthcare**Healthcare is one of the sectors where ethical and legal
issues are particularly pronounced. Medical professionals regularly face situations that require them to make
complex decisions that not only have life-altering consequences for patients but also raise profound moral
questions. These issues include:#### 2.1 **Patient Autonomy and Informed Consent**One of the fundamental
ethical principles in healthcare is respect for patient autonomy—the right of patients to make decisions about thei
,own bodies and medical treatments. This principle is enshrined in the legal concept of informed consent. Informe
consent requires healthcare providers to
Appendices:
A. Buchanan's Sources 340
B-1. Additional Notes on Therapy for Select Diseases 347
B-2. Additional Notes on Surgical Operations 445
C-1. Simples and Compound Drugs Referred to by Buchanan 453
C-2. Buchanan's Use of Drugs 653
Bibliography 738
PREFACE
essential for navigating complex societal interactions, particularly in professional, when actions conflict
with established laws or legal norms. The challenge arises in balancing both ethical and legal considerations
when making decisions.### 2. **Ethical Issues in Healthcare**Healthcare is one of the sectors where
ethical and legal issues are particularly pronounced. Medical professionals regularly face situations that
require them to make complex decisions that not only have life-altering consequences for patients but also
raise profound moral questions. These issues include:#### 2.1 **Patient Autonomy and Informed
Consent**One of the fundamental ethical principles in healthcare is respect for patient autonomy—the right
of patients to make decisions about their own bodies and medical treatments. This principle is enshrined in
the legal concept of informed consent. Informed consent requires healthcare providers to
In 1746, Dr. John Buchanan, recently retired as a medical officer in the British Army,
produced a manuscript entitled,"Regimental Practice. or A Short History of Diseases common to
His Majesties own Royal Regiment of Horse Guards when abroad (Commonly called the Blews)."
Revised in several stages almost until the time of Buchanan‘s death in 1767, this work was for the
most part based on the author‘s observations while surgeon to a cavalry regiment serving in Flanders
1742-45, during the War of the Austrian Succession. When first he wrote it and perhaps for some
years afterward, Buchanan may well have planned to publish his manuscript, but in the end he did
not. Nevertheless, he left behind him a work of great value. Eventually, this work would come into
possession of the Royal Army Medical Corps. It is now included in the holdings of the Wellcome
Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine, as RAMC 1037.
, "Regimental Practice" is highly unusual in that it is focused on a single regiment and reflects
the perspective of a regimental surgeon. The only other medical work published in the century that
is comparable in this respect is A View of the Diseases of the Army in Great Britain, by Thomas
Dickson Reide, which reviews the history of the 29th and the 60th (3rd battalion) Foot, two units that
Reide served successively, mostly in Canada but later in the West Indies, during the years 1777-91.
Reide's volume, which was published in 1793, is also of value to the historian. Obviously, however,
its focus is a different war, and a different hemisphere. But perhaps the greatest difference is that
Reide's work is deeply colored by his tendency to plead for a particular therapeutic method that set
him rather far from the mainstream in the treatment of many diseases. Buchanan, on the other hand,
embodied the mainstream. Reading his manuscript, one sees not only how he treated more than three
dozen diseases, as well as various wounds and injuries, but how these conditions were often treated
in his timeframe.
essential for navigating complex societal interactions, particularly in professional, when actions conflict with
established laws or legal norms. The challenge arises in balancing both ethical and legal considerations when
making decisions.### 2. **Ethical Issues in Healthcare**Healthcare is one of the sectors where ethical and legal
issues are particularly pronounced. Medical professionals regularly face situations that require them to make
complex decisions that not only have life-altering consequences for patients but also raise profound moral
questions. These issues include:#### 2.1 **Patient Autonomy and Informed Consent**One of the fundamental
ethical principles in healthcare is respect for patient autonomy—the right of patients to make decisions abou
their own bodies and medical treatments. This principle is enshrined in the legal concept of informed consent.
Informed consent requires healthcare providers to
Buchanan's annotated manuscript will comprise the core of this volume. "Regimental
Practice" will be preceded by an introductory chapter that is divided into three sections. The first
focuses on Buchanan‘s life and career in medicine. The second deals with his medical education,
both before and during his years in service, and how personal observation colored his understanding
of the cause and cure of disease. Finally, the third section will provide analysis of his practice
established laws or legal norms. The challenge arises in balancing both ethical and legal considerations when
making decisions.### 2. **Ethical Issues in Healthcare**Healthcare is one of the sectors where ethical and legal
issues are particularly pronounced. Medical professionals regularly face situations that require them to make
complex decisions that not only have life-altering consequences for patients but also raise profound moral
questions. These issues include:#### 2.1 **Patient Autonomy and Informed Consent**One of the fundamental
ethical principles in healthcare is respect for patient autonomy—the right of patients to make decisions about thei
own bodies and medical treatments. This principle is enshrined in the legal concept of informed consent. Informe
consent requires healthcare providers to
THEORY AND PRACTICE
IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY
BRITISH MEDICINE:
“REGIMENTAL PRACTICE”
BY JOHN BUCHANAN, M.D
Introduced and annotated by
Paul E. Kopperman, Ph.D.
, Professor of History
Oregon State University
CONTENTS
Preface Page i
List of Abbreviations ix
Introduction:
I. John Buchanan and His Manuscript 1
II. The Learning Process 9
III. Buchanan's Practice 31
Note on Transcriptions 68
TEXT: 70
"Regimental Practice. or A Short History of Diseases common
to His Majesties own Royal Regiment of Horse Guards when
abroad (Commonly called the Blews)"
essential for navigating complex societal interactions, particularly in professional, when actions conflict with
established laws or legal norms. The challenge arises in balancing both ethical and legal considerations when
making decisions.### 2. **Ethical Issues in Healthcare**Healthcare is one of the sectors where ethical and legal
issues are particularly pronounced. Medical professionals regularly face situations that require them to make
complex decisions that not only have life-altering consequences for patients but also raise profound moral
questions. These issues include:#### 2.1 **Patient Autonomy and Informed Consent**One of the fundamental
ethical principles in healthcare is respect for patient autonomy—the right of patients to make decisions about thei
,own bodies and medical treatments. This principle is enshrined in the legal concept of informed consent. Informe
consent requires healthcare providers to
Appendices:
A. Buchanan's Sources 340
B-1. Additional Notes on Therapy for Select Diseases 347
B-2. Additional Notes on Surgical Operations 445
C-1. Simples and Compound Drugs Referred to by Buchanan 453
C-2. Buchanan's Use of Drugs 653
Bibliography 738
PREFACE
essential for navigating complex societal interactions, particularly in professional, when actions conflict
with established laws or legal norms. The challenge arises in balancing both ethical and legal considerations
when making decisions.### 2. **Ethical Issues in Healthcare**Healthcare is one of the sectors where
ethical and legal issues are particularly pronounced. Medical professionals regularly face situations that
require them to make complex decisions that not only have life-altering consequences for patients but also
raise profound moral questions. These issues include:#### 2.1 **Patient Autonomy and Informed
Consent**One of the fundamental ethical principles in healthcare is respect for patient autonomy—the right
of patients to make decisions about their own bodies and medical treatments. This principle is enshrined in
the legal concept of informed consent. Informed consent requires healthcare providers to
In 1746, Dr. John Buchanan, recently retired as a medical officer in the British Army,
produced a manuscript entitled,"Regimental Practice. or A Short History of Diseases common to
His Majesties own Royal Regiment of Horse Guards when abroad (Commonly called the Blews)."
Revised in several stages almost until the time of Buchanan‘s death in 1767, this work was for the
most part based on the author‘s observations while surgeon to a cavalry regiment serving in Flanders
1742-45, during the War of the Austrian Succession. When first he wrote it and perhaps for some
years afterward, Buchanan may well have planned to publish his manuscript, but in the end he did
not. Nevertheless, he left behind him a work of great value. Eventually, this work would come into
possession of the Royal Army Medical Corps. It is now included in the holdings of the Wellcome
Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine, as RAMC 1037.
, "Regimental Practice" is highly unusual in that it is focused on a single regiment and reflects
the perspective of a regimental surgeon. The only other medical work published in the century that
is comparable in this respect is A View of the Diseases of the Army in Great Britain, by Thomas
Dickson Reide, which reviews the history of the 29th and the 60th (3rd battalion) Foot, two units that
Reide served successively, mostly in Canada but later in the West Indies, during the years 1777-91.
Reide's volume, which was published in 1793, is also of value to the historian. Obviously, however,
its focus is a different war, and a different hemisphere. But perhaps the greatest difference is that
Reide's work is deeply colored by his tendency to plead for a particular therapeutic method that set
him rather far from the mainstream in the treatment of many diseases. Buchanan, on the other hand,
embodied the mainstream. Reading his manuscript, one sees not only how he treated more than three
dozen diseases, as well as various wounds and injuries, but how these conditions were often treated
in his timeframe.
essential for navigating complex societal interactions, particularly in professional, when actions conflict with
established laws or legal norms. The challenge arises in balancing both ethical and legal considerations when
making decisions.### 2. **Ethical Issues in Healthcare**Healthcare is one of the sectors where ethical and legal
issues are particularly pronounced. Medical professionals regularly face situations that require them to make
complex decisions that not only have life-altering consequences for patients but also raise profound moral
questions. These issues include:#### 2.1 **Patient Autonomy and Informed Consent**One of the fundamental
ethical principles in healthcare is respect for patient autonomy—the right of patients to make decisions abou
their own bodies and medical treatments. This principle is enshrined in the legal concept of informed consent.
Informed consent requires healthcare providers to
Buchanan's annotated manuscript will comprise the core of this volume. "Regimental
Practice" will be preceded by an introductory chapter that is divided into three sections. The first
focuses on Buchanan‘s life and career in medicine. The second deals with his medical education,
both before and during his years in service, and how personal observation colored his understanding
of the cause and cure of disease. Finally, the third section will provide analysis of his practice
