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The anaesthesia available during the US Civil War (1861-1865) would have consisted of drugs such as morphine which had been around for long time ,ether and nitrous oxide .Ether and Nitrous oxide had been around for some considerable time 1842 (Ether) and 1799 (NO) but their availability would have been very limited and most patients would have had little or no anesthesia,Morpine was used heavily during the civil war and lead to over 400,000 soldiers suffering from "Soldiers disease" (Morphine addiction)
Depending on the civil war referred to, it could have been nothing more than a glass of wine or simply griiting your teeth and taking it (alcohol dimming the pain and reducing conciousness; civil wars in the Roman Empire, numerous other 1st millenia civil conflicts) to a cap of morphine or a breath of ether or nitrous oxide/laughing gas (as above, and for many early civil wars of the modern era), through to many modern anesthetics (most civil wars since 1900). However, in most recent wars, those that actually had medicine were ground down by the process of war to using basics; those that had basics usually lost even that.
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How did the practice of medicine change during the civil war?
girl them people did not know what they were doen!! tha's all i got to say!! I'm happy i live in 2009! you know what i mean!! whoever wrote this is stupid!
Were red coats used in the civil war?
no, that was the revolutionary war
What medicines were used in the civil war?
pop is the answer
How was the Soo Canal used during the Civil War?
The Soo canal was used during the civil war by sending war supplies through the canal to be sent to different states.
Was dynamite used in the Civil War?
No, dynamite was not invented by Nobel until 1867, which was after the Civil War (1861-1865).
What anesthesia was used in the Civil War?
Chloroform was used to as an anesthesia during the Civil War.
What was used as anesthesia in the civil war?
Shotgun to the face
Was anesthesia used in world war 2?
Yes, but it was expensive.
How was medical treatment during the Civil War?
During the American Civil War , medical treatment was crude where amputations were done without the benefit of anesthesia and there were more who died from disease than through warfare .
What were the conditions inside a typical Civil war hospital?
Dirty (prior to germ theory) and painful (anesthesia was known, but seldom practiced).
Why was anesthesia important during the US Civil War?
Anesthesia was crucial during the US Civil War because it allowed for the performance of major surgeries and amputations without causing excessive pain to the wounded soldiers. Before the widespread use of anesthesia, surgeries had to be performed quickly and without much precision, leading to higher mortality rates. The introduction of anesthesia significantly improved the chances of survival and provided better care for injured soldiers during the war.
Why were drums used in the American Civil War?
Drums were used in the American Civil war, to show that the war had begun.
Did the Civil War have biplanes?
there were no planes at all used in the civil war :)
What side of the Civil War used cannons?
Both sides in the US civil War used cannons.
Which anesthesia canbe used in all types of anesthesia?
general anesthesia
What kinds of airplanes were used during the civil war?
There were no airplanes back in the Civil War
Were submarines used during the US Civil War?
Yes, submarines were used by the Confederate Navy in the US Civil War.
