2. Medical Practices of the 1700s

3. Medical Tools &Medicines Didn’t wash hands or sterilize instruments(amputation knives, scissors etc etc) Anesthetics- alcohol or a good punch used to be knocked out Medicines- made of plants i.e. ginseng and May apple

4. Medical School 3,500 doctors during war 300 had degrees University of Pennsylvania Open until 1779 Afraid to try new methods

5. Medical Practice # 1- Bleeding Believed in bodily tensions Used leeches or cut open a vein to bleed out Thought this helped ; made it worse

6. Medical Practice #2-Amputation Musket balls/bayonets Used amputation knife Cut skin then bone 35% survived

7. Bibliography history1700.com ushistory.org sawatdeeka.xanga.com surgicaltechnologists.net