Saturday, 17 September 2016

Medgasm


Medgasm
A binaural stethoscope circa 1860 and a Civil War surgeon’s kit, which includes several types of bone saws, bullet forceps, knives and other instruments primarily used for amputations.

Photo by Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library, Emory University.

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5 comments:

  1. You know...lobotomy is a cure for headache ;)

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  2. James It was a cure-all. It was the cure that killed Washington...

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  3. I was trying to be nice. But oh well, I guess decapitation would really cure the headache ;)

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  4. Corina Marinescu I would rather have a bottle in front of me then a frontal lobotomy.

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