Historic Medical Instruments

The Collection of Historical Scientific …

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The Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, which was established in 1948 to preserve this apparatus as a resource for teaching and research in the history of science and technology, has …

History of Medicine artifacts collection, 1550-1980s

https://archives.lib.duke.edu/catalog/homartifacts

Collection of historical medical instruments and artifacts, art objects, realia, and other three-dimensional objects related to the history of medicine, primarily originating from …

History of medicine | History & Facts

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Firsts in Medicine Quiz Magic and religion played a large part in the medicine of prehistoric or early human society. Administration of a vegetable drug or remedy by mouth was accompanied by …

The Evolution of Surgical Instruments An Illustrated …

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10 Terrifying Historic Medical Instruments - Listverse

https://listverse.com/2013/09/09/10-terrifying-historic-medical-instruments/

The Historical Medical Equipment Society

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The HMES holds a wide brief: recent lectures have covered surgical instruments, collections of pharmacy bottles and jars, veterinary equipment, anaesthetic equipment and radiological items. The …

7 of the most gruesome medical devices in history - STAT

https://www.statnews.com/2016/06/17/medical-devices-history/

Here are seven of the more cringe-inducing instruments from medicine’s past. 1. Artificial leeches When in the 1800s live leeches were unavailable, or perhaps too …

11 of the Most Ghastly Medical Instruments in History

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In the 1800's an artificial leech was created for use in eye and ear surgery. Artificial leeches varied in design, but all had two critical elements: rotating knives or …

20 Scary Old School Surgical Tools - Surgical Technology

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Artificial Leech (1800s) Bloodletting with leeches was such a popular treatment for a range of medical conditions that an artificial leech was invented in 1840 and was used frequently …

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 …