Surgery during war time
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- Created on: 22-08-15 11:34
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- Surgery in the war.
- Harold Gillies was a New Zealand born, London based Plastic Surgeon.
- War interrupted medical research.
- Infections took lives of soldiers on the battlefield.
- Antibiotics were not discovered yet.
- Doctors made very little progress as they only focused on wounds.
- Guns, explosives and poison made large casualties.
- Doctors made very little progress as they only focused on wounds.
- Antibiotics were not discovered yet.
- Infections took lives of soldiers on the battlefield.
- Harold Gillies set up plastic Surgery Units.
- War interrupted medical research.
- Scientists looked for a way to store blood for longer. Sodium citrate stopped the blood from clotting.
- The war allowed doctors and nurses to gain vital experience in dealing with wounds.
- Skin grafting methods were able to be developed more.
- X-ray machines were used more frequently.
- The invention x-rays helped doctors see inside the body.
- X-ray machines were used more frequently.
- Skin grafting methods were able to be developed more.
- The war allowed doctors and nurses to gain vital experience in dealing with wounds.
- Harold Gillies was a New Zealand born, London based Plastic Surgeon.
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