Dangerous surgery before 1800

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  • Created on: 11-04-16 18:36
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  • Dangerous Surgery before 1800s
    • No clean equipment or clothing were used.
    • Operating theatres were dirty and unhygienic to perform a surgery.
    • Doctors were drunk while performing surgeries.
    • Leather belt was used to tie around patient to stop them from bleeding heavily .
    • The fastest time a surgey has been done in history is two and half minute.
    • Most surgeries were done in stables
    • 1 in 10 survived one week after the sugery.
    • Horses bith table was used as a surgery bed.
    • In order to make a patient go to sleep doctors would give them drugs or hit them on the head.
    • Surgeons wore the same blood stained clothing that they had worn in the previous surgery.

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