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Teeth Whitening in the Victorian Era: From Charcoal Paste to Sulfuric Acid https://t.co/ofMLZE8lu6 #Victorian #histmed
James Young #Simpson (June 7, 1811—May 6, 1870, London), was a scottish obstetrician who was the first to use #chloroform in #obstetrics and the first in Britain to use #ether.
#histmed #anesthesiology #anesthesia
Christian Gerhard #Leopold (1846 – 1911) is remembered for the eponymous "Leopold maneuvers", which are four classic maneuvers used to determine the position of the #fetus within the #uterus.
#histmed #gynecology #obstetrics
'Whimsical effects of nitrous oxide gas' or #FridayFeeling?
Come to the George Marshall Medical Museum to learn more about anaesthetics like the laughing gas that's making this man dance!
Image: @ExploreWellcome @wellcomeimages #medhist #histmed
Charles Scarburgh goes one better and ostentatiously displays an open anatomy book alongside symbols of his astronomical, mathematical, mechanical and classical learning. https://t.co/3f40qqfAvl #bookloversday #booksinart #histmed
In the context of #surgery, a #gag is a device used to hold the #patient's #mouth open when working in the oral cavity. Applications for medical gags include also #airway management.
The #Whitehead gag was invented in 1877 by Walter Whitehead.
#histmed #Otorhinolaryngology
Tomorrow best-selling author @wendymoore99 will talk about #Mesmerism and the Victorian doctor who used it on his patients! Don't miss this great talk! Book today! https://t.co/ctwir8SQwQ @MuseumsAtNight #museumsatnight #histmed #pasthistmed
Our Life Series continues with best-selling author @wendymoore99 's talk on #Mesmerism and the Victorian doctor who used it on his patients! Don't miss this great talk! Book today! https://t.co/ctwir8SQwQ #histmed #hypnosis #Victorian
We're doing a little research for a new display. It's amazing how clear the images are in our Equipment Catalogues by Allen and Hanburys Ltd. Can you guess which surgery we're illustrating? #surgery #histmed @RCSnews @RCSEdArchive
Johann Georg Wirsung (1589-1643). Born in Bavaria. Anatomist in Italy. The main pancreatic duct is commonly called the the duct of Wirsung. He was murdered in an argument over who discovered the duct. @uncmed2021 #histmed #anatomy #MedEd @AskAnatomist @anatomyfound @AACAnatomy
Love these bizarre 16th Century medical illustrations of eye diseases and surgery by Georg Bartisch. Caused by witchcraft ...... apparently! 👹
Link:https://t.co/qtqkdN33FO
#histmed #anatomy
#witchcraft #opthalmology
#medicalillustration
Some beauties from our archive collection #histmed #anatomy #museum #archives #rare #museums #collections #postmortem #brain #foetus
Happy #ValentinesDay! Here is a gift from the heart...
'Ball of fibrin found in the left auricle of the heart' by Godart, Thomas and St Bartholomew's Hospital Archives & Museum, @ExploreWellcome #anatomy #histmed #heart #valentines
New on All Things #Georgian, One of the Miseries of Life: Gout.
#histmed
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Student life at the world’s first medical school for women: the pioneers who faced jeers and discrimination to become doctors https://t.co/NYPwcNHHn9 👩🏽🎓💉 #histmed #womancrushwednesday #victorian #histSTM