tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439587530787929381.post2209494724851553553..comments2023-12-13T04:30:39.311-08:00Comments on Civil War Medicine (and Writing): Medical Department #26 - "Turning a Blind Eye"Jim Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03635615531025513644noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439587530787929381.post-88884024550968777912009-07-30T17:03:19.312-07:002009-07-30T17:03:19.312-07:00Would not the increased fragmentation of explosive...Would not the increased fragmentation of explosive shells contribute to the increasing number of wounds to the eye? More metal fragments in the air would increase the number of wounds. Airbusting shells designed to explode at about four to six feet above ground would also expose the upper body to greater wounding. Another consideration would be military tactics. Men went from standing in lines to fight to getting behind cover and getting lower to the ground, in trenches, or fox holes from 1861 onward. This increased the incidence of head and shoulder wounds in general and would increase the number of wounds to the ocular area.Keith Rockefellernoreply@blogger.com