Friday, June 5, 2015

Civil War Medicine

What are the similarities and differences between medicine during the American Civil War and today. Please cite sources you use. 

13 comments:

Xx_cOWS_ 21_ mLG_ fAZE_jAKOB _xX said...

We still use ampewtes

Brooke Carman said...

In The Civil War medics could not help those with stomach wounds or chest wounds, but Today medics can help those with stomach or chest wounds.

Camden. S said...

there is more medicine now

Xx_Aaron_Peter_Mills_xX said...

In the Civil War, medicine could not heal stomach wounds or chest wounds or anything fatal, but today's medicine can heal all of these, including fatal injuries that couldn't be cured in the Civil War.

Logan H. said...

Just like in the Civil War, our doctors have to amputate legs and arms if they are too injured. But our doctors today can fix many more injuries than back then.

Cameron M. said...

Back then more people died of disease then wounds thats saying something but now a days he have amazing medicine that saves hundreds a day.

Hannah M said...

During the Civil War, the medicine wasn't as advanced as it is today. Back then someone who was shot in the stomach would die, and there was nothing they could do. Today, if someone got shot in the stomach, there would be a small possibility that they would die because of how far we've come in medicine and technology.

Kevin D. said...

In the civil war the inhaler was invented so that the doctors could use chloroform to put wounded solders to sleep without waisting it. And there is a lot more uses for inhalers today.

Anonymous said...

In the Civil war a lot more wounds were untreatable than today, such as stomach wounds, deep cuts, and most infections, and we still amputate wounds today as well as stitching up open wounds, and using a lot of medicine.

Anonymous said...

Medicine in during the Civil War were very different, in many ways. First, most medicine was fake; just water in a bottle sold by phony doctors. Next, if you got shot in certain places, like the stomach and vital organs, there was nothing that could be done to help you.

Anony mouse said...

ACTUALLY, WE STILL AMPUTATE LIMBS. WE DO NOT USE THESE IMAGINARY THINGS YOU SPEAK OF CALLED AMPEWTES. GUT UR HED CHEKKED.

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

They used to not be able to cure some of the minor sicknesses such as colds as easily as today.