Medical Images From The Past (24 pics)

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1855 - 1860. One of first surgical procedures using ether as an anesthetic

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Brain hemorrhage, post-mortem

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Corset damage to a ribcage. 19th century London

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Dr. Kilmer's Female Remedy

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Woman with an artificial leg, too embarrassed to show her face c. 1890 - 1900

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Wooden prosthetic hand, c. 1800

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Selection of some items used to disguise facial injuries. Early plastic surgery.

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Blood transfusion bottle, England 1978

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Dr. Clark's Spinal Apparatus advertisement, 1878

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Neurological exam with electrical device, c. 1884

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Antique prosthetic leg

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US Civil War surgeon's kit

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"Walter Reed physiotherapy store" 1920's

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Boy in rolling "invalid cart" c. 1915

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Obstetric phantom, Italy 1700-1800. Tool to teach medical students and midwives about childbirth

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Radioactive yummies

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Lewis Sayre's scoliosis treatment

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Claude Beck's early defibulator

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Antique birthing chair used until the 1800s

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Anatomical Model. Doctors were not allowed to touch the women's bodies, so they would point to describe pain locations

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Radiology nurse technician, WWI France 1918

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Masks worn by doctors during the Plague. The beaks held scented substances