Maiden, William (1768-1845)
TitleMaiden, William (1768-1845)
ReferenceMS0128
Level of descriptionfonds
Date1812-1824
Admin./ biographical historyWilliam Maiden was a Surgeon and a Member of the Company of Surgeons (RCS England before 1800) (1790). In 1812, Maiden was the surgeon who treated Mr Thomas Tipple, a gentleman who had received a severe chest injury through being impaled by the shaft of a chaise. Sir William Blizard was invited to assist with the case. Mr Tipple recovered and lived for a further 10 years. Maiden published the details of the case due to the disbelief from the medical profession that a patient could survive such an injury. After Mr Tipple's death, his widow requested the body to be examined. The post-mortem was carried out by Sir William Blizard, William Clift, Harkness, and JWK Parkinson. The anterior wall of the chest of Mr Tipple and the shaft itself were presented to the Royal College of Surgeons Museum by William Maiden in March 1823. The specimens were displayed in the Hunterian Museum until destroyed by enemy action in May 1941.
For more information on Maiden's life and career, please see 'Wood, S. "Mr Tipple's Chest Wound" Medical History, Volume IV, Number 3, July 1960.'
For more information on Maiden's life and career, please see 'Wood, S. "Mr Tipple's Chest Wound" Medical History, Volume IV, Number 3, July 1960.'
Scope and ContentPapers relating to William Maiden's "Shaft Case", the treatment and recovery of Mr Tipple who had been impaled by the shaft of a chaise, and recovered from the accident.
Extent1 box
LanguageEnglish
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Related objectsMS0254
Persons keyword William Maiden, 1768-1845, surgeon, Thomas Tipple, fl 1812- fl 1822, victim of severe chest wound, William Clift, 1775-1849, naturalist, Sir William Blizard, 1743-1835, Knight, surgeon
SubjectSurgery, Accidents, Publishing
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