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Article: The man with the see--through stomach.(curious story of Alexis St. Martin, a man who lived with a gaping hole in his abdomen; used by Dr. William Beaumont to study digestive process)
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- Child Life
- Article date:
- June 1, 2002
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It was a miracle that Alexis St. Martin survived. A gunshot at close range had torn a gaping hole in his abdomen. No one believed that he could possibly live. Dr. William Beaumont applied a carbonated, fermenting poultice of flour, hot water, charcoal, and yeast to the wound and did what else he could to make the patient comfortable in his last hours. The doctor was as surprised as anyone when Alexis lived through the first night.
The next day, the seriously wounded man was moved from the trading post at Mackinac Island to the small, one-room hospital where Dr. Beaumont treated his patients. There began one of medical history's strangest partnerships.
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Article: Stomachaches and more ... digestive diseases.
Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication;
May 1, 1991 ;
700+ words
...Stomachaches and More . . . Digestive Diseases Alexis St. Martin didn't volunteer to make medical history, but when ... hole remained accessible, a window on the digestive system. Dr. Beaumont invited St. Martin to his home to recuperate ...
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