Medical Science in the War
Chloroform the following year, transformed military as well as civilian surgery. The use of these two combinations, chloroform and ether, were first used during the Mexican American War (1846-1848). Ether was used for combat conditions.
The medicine occupied in the war were used for bullet wounds . The main type of medicine that was used during the surgeries in the war were chloroform and ether. The chloroform and ether were used as anesthetics for surgical operations such as,
amputations or for other operations for the wounded.
Although, the surgeries and support from the doctors and nurses didn't have that much knowledge and equipment that could fight off the infections and diseases that goes off at both sides. That concludes that the medicine could help a percentage of the wounded.
They also have some remedies during the war such as using mercury as a toxic treatment. After the Civil War the medical science has been trying to improve and soldiers that came back most of them were hospitalized.
The medicine occupied in the war were used for bullet wounds . The main type of medicine that was used during the surgeries in the war were chloroform and ether. The chloroform and ether were used as anesthetics for surgical operations such as,
amputations or for other operations for the wounded.
Although, the surgeries and support from the doctors and nurses didn't have that much knowledge and equipment that could fight off the infections and diseases that goes off at both sides. That concludes that the medicine could help a percentage of the wounded.
They also have some remedies during the war such as using mercury as a toxic treatment. After the Civil War the medical science has been trying to improve and soldiers that came back most of them were hospitalized.