This week we get our hands dirty with 19th century operation theaters. Join us as we discuss how to amputate a limb in under 30 seconds, the practice of never cleaning anything, and the frustration of how often patients died after being cut apart with a rusty saw.
Sources:
https://www.drlindseyfitzharris.com/books/
https://www.etymonline.com/word/operate
https://www.etymonline.com/word/theater
https://spartacus-educational.com/U3Ahistory21.htm
https://listverse.com/2019/01/15/10-gruesome-and-shocking-facts-about-victorian-surgery/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erysipelas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangrene
https://www.healthline.com/health/septicemia#symptoms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyaemia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Young_Simpson
https://www.woodlibrarymuseum.org/history-of-anesthesia/
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