Medicinal Practices from the American Revolution to the...

Medicinal Practices; American Revolution to the War of 1812 For centuries, war has consumed millions of souls. It has caused heartache and has torn families apart. Today, properly educated doctors and nurses can treat wounds and injuries with proper care, but this taken for granted assistance wasn’t always readily available. In the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, nearly 30,000 American soldiers died. However, rather than being killed on the battlefield, the majority of soldiers died while being treated in medical tents. More often then not, the work of doctors and surgeons resulted in worsening the state of their patients, frequently causing their death. Medical practitioners did more damage than deed to soldiers during the American Revolution to the War of 1812 because of their little attention to individual patients, housing for patients, poor work ethics and habits, lack of knowledge and because major medical advancements weren’t achieved for another half-century. Throughout the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, doctors gave little attention to individual patients which resulted in the death of many soldiers. Dr. Gregg Baran, a physician and reenactor asserted, â€Å"At the time of a battle its important to realize there’d be one surgeon and one assistant for perhaps as many as 1000 soldiers,† (PBS Video). How can a doctor be effective if they have that many patients to take care of? Statistics show they weren’t. After being hit with a musket ball, there was aShow MoreRelatedThe De Goya Y Lucientes1809 Words   |  8 Pagesin 1786. Six years later, he suffered an awful illness which ultimately left him deaf and shaped his future work. After Napoleon Bonaparte rose to prominence during the French Revolution, Spain was invaded due to its political and strategic importance to the French. Goya was able to capture the horrors he saw in his anti-war works produced in paintings and with intaglio prints which he didn’t make public. The throne of Spain was taken by Jose ph Bonaparte, Napoleon s brother, who was backed by a largeRead MoreMandinka Empire21578 Words   |  87 Pagesoffer here a theory of â€Å"cultural convergence,† as a corollary to Darwin’s natural selection, regarding how slave Creoles and culture were formed among the Gullah and, by extension, supported by other examples, in the Americas. When numerous speakers from different, and sometimes related, ethnic groups have words with similar sounds and evoke related meanings, this commonality powers the word into Creole use, especially if there is commonality with Southern English or the host language. This theory