Browsing trough the internet we stubled upon an interesting blog posting interesting and disturbing pictures of early medical devices, strange medical conduct (according to today’s standards) and things that for today’s doctors would just seem weird and creepy.
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Brain hemorrhage, post-mortem
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Corset damage to a ribcage. 19th century London
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Dr. Kilmer’s Female Remedy
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Tanning babies at the Chicago Orphan Asylum, 1925, to offset winter rickets
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Woman with an artificial leg, too embarrassed to show her face c. 1890 – 1900
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Wooden prosthetic hand, c. 1800
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Selection of some items used to disguise facial injuries. Early plastic surgery.
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Blood transfusion bottle, England 1978
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Dr. Clark’s Spinal Apparatus advertisement, 1878
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Neurological exam with electrical device, c. 1884
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Antique prosthetic leg
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US Civil War surgeon’s kit
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“Walter Reed physiotherapy store” 1920’s
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Boy in rolling “invalid cart” c. 1915
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Obstetric phantom, Italy 1700-1800. Tool to teach medical students and midwives about childbirth
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Radioactive yummies
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Lewis Sayre’s scoliosis treatment
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Claude Beck’s early defibulator
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Antique birthing chair used until the 1800s
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Anatomical Model. Doctors were not allowed to touch the women’s bodies, so they would point to describe pain locations
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Radiology nurse technician, WWI France 1918
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1855 – 1860. One of first surgical procedures using ether as an anesthetic
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Masks worn by doctors during the Plague. The beaks held scented substances
Regardless, these pictures represent evolution. Who knows, maybe in 100 years, people looking at pictures from today’s medical conduct will react the same as we do to these pictures. What do you think?
Source of the article here:Â http://imgur.com/a/QagTzÂ