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In the book Fever 1793 why did Dr Kerr drain blood from Lucille?
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∙ 11y ago
Because the doctors believed by draining blood that you would drain the fever from you, and make more clean blood.
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∙ 11y ago
Dr. Kerr drained blood from Lucille as a common medical practice at that time to release "bad blood" or toxins from the body, in hopes of curing her illness. Bloodletting was believed to rebalance the body's humors and help restore health. However, this practice is not based on scientific evidence and is no longer used in modern medicine.
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