Early 20th Century Medical Tools

History of medicine - Medicine in the 20th century

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The 20th century produced such a plethora of discoveries and advances that in some ways the face of medicine changed out of all recognition. In 1901 in the United Kingdom, for instance, the life expectancy at birth, a primary indicator of the effect of health care on …

20 Fascinating Medical Instruments of Yore - MPR

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Surgical instruments from the 16th and 17th century. Left row: lithotomy dilator, 16th century; dental forceps; trepan; dental forceps. ... early 20th …

Photos of Gynecological Tools From Centuries Past

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Lindsey Beal has traveled to medical libraries for the past two years to document vintage gynecological and obstetric instruments. …

Timeline of Medical Tools and Techniques - Soliant Health

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This extremely important medical tool was introduced in the 1970s. CAT scans take detailed x-rays to form 3-D images of any part of a person’s body and detect …

20 Scary Old School Surgical Tools - Surgical Technology

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16 Medical Procedures and Devices from the Early …

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The terrifying technology behind these medical instruments of the late 19th and early 20th Century definitely looks dated. But no matter how scary these devices appear, they paved the way for science and innovation, …

9 Terrifying Medical Treatments from 1900 and Their …

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In modern medical offices, creams are used to ease hemorrhoids away, while more delicate surgery is most often used to remove cysts. 3. Plombage. Plombage was a …

Top 5 Medical Inventions of the 20th Century

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While clinical trials have taken place since the 1700s, the first blinded, controlled, and randomized clinical trial took place in the early 20th century. Due to the …

Medical Devices From The Early 1900s Were Absolutely …

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Everything from x-ray machines to cancer treatment devices resembled forms of torture, suggesting patients from the olden days came from sterner stuff. When captured in the grainy medium that was 20th century …

22 Strange Medical Instruments From the Past That …

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In the history of medicine, machines became crucial parts of the diagnostic and treatment process in the first half of the 20th century. Scientists and doctors …