Medical Practices of the 1700s
Medical Tools &Medicines 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 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