Medical Treatments Used In The Civil War

Civil War Medicine Articles | American Battlefield Trust

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For medical practitioners in the field during the Civil War, germ theory, antiseptic (clean) medical practices, advanced equipment, and organized hospitalization systems were virtually unknown. Medical training was just emerging out of the “heroic …

Medicine in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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Civil War Medicine: An Overview of Medicine | eHISTORY

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Generally, Civil War doctors underwent two years of medical school, though some pursued more education. Medicine in the United States was woefully behind Europe. Harvard …

Six Ways the Civil War Changed American Medicine

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In 1862, U.S. Surgeon General William Hammond put out a call to medical field officers in the Union Army: Send any specimens of morbid anatomy that might be valuable to …

Medicine in the American Civil War - CPR Certified

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This was a mixture of ipecac and opium. In fact, opium had many uses during the Civil War, as it was used not only to treat pain but also in the treatment of severe diarrhea, …

Health and Medicine During the Civil War – History …

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Prior to the Civil War, there were few choices for artificial limbs for soldiers that needed them. The limbs that were available were uncomfortable and not really functional. As …

American Civil War Medical Care

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Fortunately, for soldiers requiring amputations, about fifteen years before the war doctors started using anesthesia (in the form of chloroform) when performing operations. Although …

Military Medicine: From the Civil War to the …

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Most of the major medical advances of the Civil War were in organization and technique, rather than medical breakthroughs. In August of 1862, Jonathan Letterman, …

Civil War medicine: 37 pieces of history

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A trephine was used to drill a hole in the skull to reduce pressure, or to elevate pieces of the skull. The round serrated blade was turned by the handle in a drill …

Anesthesia in the Civil War - National …

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Anesthesia was used in 95% of Civil War surgeries. Sulfuric ether had been discovered in Europe in the 1830’s and was first used as an anesthetic by William …