1. Doctors of The Holocaust
By: Cheyene Hitchcock, Kimberly Via, and Tara Liles

2. Background Information:
During the Holocaust, the Nazi Party carried out a series of medical experiments to advance German medicine without the consent of the patients upon whom the experiments were conducted and with total disregard for the patients suffering, or even their survival. Some of these experiments had legitimate scientific purposes, though the methods that were used violated the canons of medical ethics. Others were racial in nature, designed to advance Nazi racial theories. Most were simply bad science.

3. Famous “Doctors” of the Holocaust

4. Josef Mengele: Born in March 16, 1911
Worked at Auschwitz from May 1943-January 1645
Worked primarily on twins
Known as the “Angel of Death”
Made the decisions if you were to live or to parish

5. Experiments of the Holocaust

6. Carl Clauberg: Born on September 28, 1898
Worked primarily with X-ray sterilization
“Cheap and efficient” ways to sterilize women
Was sent to Auschwitz to experiment
Injected thousands; some lost their lives

7. Herta Oberheuser: Born on May 15, 1911 Injected oil into kids
Cut and dissecting people
Tried to simulate battle wounds
Sentenced 20 years, but released and became a family doctor

8. Hans Eppinger: Born on January 5, 1879 Doctor at Dachau
Gave his prisoners only salt water to drink
Wanted to test how long the prisoners would live
Only lasted 6 to 12 days

9. Freezing: Tested for military safety Ice tanks
Wanted to create a cure for Hypothermia
Tested this experiment two ways
One of the most time consuming experiments

10. Twins: Mengele was famous with his twins
Blood had to be drawn everyday
Mengele fed them well
Children did not fear Mengele

11. Tuberculosis: Illness that affects the lungs
Good number of prisoners died of tuberculosis alone

12. Gas Chambers: Designed for mass killings Killed thousands
Poisonous or asphyxiant gas
Hydrogen cyanide

13. Transplants:
Bone, muscle, and joints were all things Nazis transplanted
The purpose was to see if they could move the parts of the bod from one person to another
Using no anesthetic

14. Seawater: Wanted to make seawater drinkable for their troops
Most people died of extreme dehydration
Prisoners would only last 6 to 12 days
Suffering of the prisoners

15. Artificial Insemination:
Is the process of introducing sperm into a uterus medically
Many women died of complications
Many suffered from Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
There are no reports of children made from these experiments

16. Cutting: Cutting was done to simulate the effect of a wound in battle
People we cut daily
Wanted to know what worked best to heal