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Uncover some common notions on the medical and surgical care during the American Civil War, with a focus on the necessity of limb amputation
How Marie Curie revolutionized battlefield medicine
Army helicopter retrieving an injured soldier to be transported to a mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) during the Korean War, July 1951.
How antibiotics saved lives during World War II
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Uncover some common notions on the medical and surgical care during the American Civil War, with a focus on the necessity of limb amputation
Overview of medicine in the American Civil War and the use of such procedures as...
Video: © Civil War Trust (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
How Marie Curie revolutionized battlefield medicine
During World War I Marie Curie developed a fleet of mobile radiological labs to treat...
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How antibiotics saved lives during World War II
Learn more about the development of antibiotics and their use in World War II.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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