What was used to knock you out in the civil war?

Anonymous

∙ 12y ago

Updated: 8/20/2019

The only anasthetic available at that time was ether, if the surgeons had any. Due to the blockade souther surgeons rarely had any ether, so patients were given a shot or two of whiskey maybe, and maybe a bullet to bite on, while enduring an amputation while conscious.

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