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What form of anesthetic was used during field surgery in the civil war?
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∙ 10y ago
The only anesthetics they had during the Civil War were whiskey - you were supposed to get so drunk you couldn't feel a thing - and chloroform, which is inhaled. The chloroform killed the pain but didn't render you unconscious; Stonewall Jackson reported that he could hear them amputating his arm but not feel it. Because they didn't know how much chloroform to give a patient, some casualties died from chloroform poisoning.
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What did military battles seem to show during the early days of the civil war?
A. Southern generals were exceptional in the field
What did nurses do in the civil war?
Nurses in the civil had tents set up on the battle field during the fight. If someone got hurt a medic would bring them to the tent and preform surgery. As you probably know was done with no an-theistic and was very painful. They had many tools for surgery such as a bone saw (you can probably guess what that was used for OUCH!) tongs for extracting bullets, needles and thread. and a lot of other tools. usually if a woman wanted to be in the civil war they would be a nurse or disguise themselves as a man and enter the war.
During the civil war who was called the angel of the battle field?
Clara barton Was Known as the " Angel of the Battlefield ". Hope I Helped :-)
Who had a home field advantage in the civil war?
The Confederates (South)
Who had more soldiers in the US Civil War?
In the US Civil War, the large population in the Northern states allowed to field many more troops than the South. During the US Civil War, the Union had as many as two million soldiers in uniform. The South had fewer than 900,000 troops in total.
What was the first anesthetic used in field surgery in the civil war?
A large stone
What form of anesthetic was used for field surgery?
chloroform
What form of anesthetic was used in field surrgries?
Depends on the period of time in question. During the American Civil War, whiskey WAS used- but so was ether and chloroform- IF the medical staff were not out of it.
What was a battlefield hospital like during the American Civil War?
A tent in an open field.
Who the commanded the union army during the civil war?
The Commander In Chief of the Union army during the Civil War was President Abraham Lincoln; the ranking general in the field was Ulysses S. Grant.
What were the conditions like in field hopitals during the civil war?
Civil War field hospitals were tents on the battle ground used to treat people. They could also be converted from homes, barns and any other buildings.
What happen to the bodys after they died during the civil war?
Some soldiers were buried and some were left on the field to rot.
Did more people during the American Civil War by disease or on the Battle Field?
pprob right round even
What happened on the battle field with the north side during the civil war?
Please rewrite. I am not sure what you want to know.
What did military battles seem to show during the early days of the civil war?
A. Southern generals were exceptional in the field
The field of brain surgery is called what?
Neurosurgery
Clara Barton?
Launched the American Red Cross in 1881. An "angel" in the Civil War, she treated the wounded in the field. (nurse during the civil war)
