Pare stitches and the impact of war on medicine

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  • Pare, Stitches and the Impact of War on Medicine
    • Pare opposite of Vesalius.
      • Couldn't read Latin - not proper education.
    • Gunpowder, more severe wounds.
      • Practiced medical skills.
    • Boiling oil, treat quickly.
      • Cauterise - stem the blood flow - PAINFUL.
        • Still used today - very painful.
    • Made an ointment, egg yolk, rose oil and turpertline.
      • Used this because he ran out of oil.
        • Worked - people weren't in pain from it unlike the oil - they were hurt.
    • Stop the bleeding, using red hot iron, ligatures - like stitches to stop the bleeding.
    • Criticise for his ideas - no education
      • Only a surgeon
    • Lots of wars, new methods
    • No anesthetics, germs spread diseases.
    • DID NOT BELIEVE IN OLD TRADITIONS.

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