Civil War Medicine by Minjae Kang (LMS) https://padlet.com/378217/6geo1psixamj How did nurses care for wounded soldiers during the Civil War? If you were injured, what were your chances of survival? en-us 2019-05-22 18:56:29 UTC 2025-12-08 12:19:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f1fa-1f1f8.png Field Stations 363191 https://padlet.com/378217/6geo1psixamj/wish/362683261 Field stations were the first level of care because it was directly on the field. Wounded soliders were evacuated by trained stretcher bearers. This was the least intensive level of care consisting more of bandages and medication.]]> 2019-05-22 19:04:13 UTC https://padlet.com/378217/6geo1psixamj/wish/362683261 Field Hospitals 378217 https://padlet.com/378217/6geo1psixamj/wish/362686090 Hospitals were located in the battlefield but in safe places. Hospitals were generally warehouses, churches, and barns. Soldiers with major injuries were moved to hospitals. Doctors performed serious operations like amputations. There were a lot of hospitals, but they were often not large enough or equipped for meeting the needs of the injured.]]> 2019-05-22 19:14:05 UTC https://padlet.com/378217/6geo1psixamj/wish/362686090 Surgical Cases 363191 https://padlet.com/378217/6geo1psixamj/wish/363033730 Surgical cases were treated first in field hospitals and regular hospitals. They are normally injuries to the leg or torso.]]> 2019-05-23 17:48:26 UTC https://padlet.com/378217/6geo1psixamj/wish/363033730 Amputations 378217 https://padlet.com/378217/6geo1psixamj/wish/363036575 There were an estimated 50,000 amputations made over the course of the war, leaving many soldiers without arms, legs, or feet. 
Surgeons performing amputations in 2 ways.
1. circular method: allowed the surgeon to cut right through the limb and could be done even in dim lighting.
2. fish-mouth flap method: the surgeon made a flap of skin that resembled the mouth of a fish and used it to cover the amputation site.
chloroform and ether were commonly used to knock patients unconscious.
]]> 2019-05-23 17:54:34 UTC https://padlet.com/378217/6geo1psixamj/wish/363036575 Slightly Wounded 363191 https://padlet.com/378217/6geo1psixamj/wish/363036969 The slightly wounded were given bandages and pain medication. They were treated in the field stations.]]> 2019-05-23 17:55:30 UTC https://padlet.com/378217/6geo1psixamj/wish/363036969 Beyond Hope 363191 https://padlet.com/378217/6geo1psixamj/wish/363038939 These soliders were injured in the chest or neck. They were treated last as they were expected to die. These soliders were given pain medication and if they lived long enough they would be operated on.]]> 2019-05-23 17:59:47 UTC https://padlet.com/378217/6geo1psixamj/wish/363038939 Infections 378217 https://padlet.com/378217/6geo1psixamj/wish/363039707 Doctors did not have a concept of germs and bacteria or how they spread infection. In result, doctors treated patients without cleaning their equipment. Poor sanitation often led to infection. ]]> 2019-05-23 18:01:36 UTC https://padlet.com/378217/6geo1psixamj/wish/363039707 Survival rate 378217 https://padlet.com/378217/6geo1psixamj/wish/363040885 The death rate in field hospitals was 9%. This was surprisingly low considering the lethality of weapons and undeveloped technology. Soldiers had approximately 91% of surviving when they were treated in hospitals ]]> 2019-05-23 18:04:11 UTC https://padlet.com/378217/6geo1psixamj/wish/363040885 Jonathan Lettermen 363191 https://padlet.com/378217/6geo1psixamj/wish/363042169 Jonathan Lettermen was the Medical Director of the Army of the Potomac. He created the foundation for modern medical evacuation procedures in the military. He created a system of stretcher bearers with the sole purpose of evacuating injured soliders.]]> 2019-05-23 18:07:02 UTC https://padlet.com/378217/6geo1psixamj/wish/363042169 Nursing 363191 https://padlet.com/378217/6geo1psixamj/wish/363045686 Nursing became a prominent profession for women out of necessity. They were commonly discriminated against in hospitals by male doctors. Nurses proved their worth through skill and hard work.]]> 2019-05-23 18:14:47 UTC https://padlet.com/378217/6geo1psixamj/wish/363045686 General Anesthesia 363191 https://padlet.com/378217/6geo1psixamj/wish/363046149 General Anesthesia gained popularity as it was used on soliders but after the civil war it became public.]]> 2019-05-23 18:15:37 UTC https://padlet.com/378217/6geo1psixamj/wish/363046149 Popularity of Hospitals 378217 https://padlet.com/378217/6geo1psixamj/wish/363051917 As war continued, hospitals became more organized. Services given in hospitals became publicly appreciated. The invention of ambulances helped patients receive treatment quickly. The advancement of hospitals lead to the United States becoming a medically advanced country. After the Civil War, hospitals became a place to heal, not a place to die.]]> 2019-05-23 18:30:08 UTC https://padlet.com/378217/6geo1psixamj/wish/363051917