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Medical Practices of the 1700s. Didn’t wash hands or sterilize instruments(amputation knives, scissors etc etc) Anesthetics- alcohol or a good punch used to be knocked out Medicines- made of plants i.e. ginseng and May apple. Medical Tools &Medicines. Medical School.
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Didn’t wash hands or sterilize instruments(amputation knives, scissors etc etc) Anesthetics- alcohol or a good punch used to be knocked out Medicines- made of plants i.e. ginseng and May apple Medical Tools &Medicines
Medical School • 3,500 doctors during war • 300 had degrees • University of Pennsylvania • Open until 1779 • Afraid to try new methods
Medical Practice # 1- Bleeding • Believed in bodily tensions • Used leeches or cut open a vein to bleed out • Thought this helped ; made it worse
Medical Practice #2-Amputation • Musket balls/bayonets • Used amputation knife • Cut skin then bone • 35% survived
Bibliography • history1700.com • ushistory.org • sawatdeeka.xanga.com • surgicaltechnologists.net