Living History and 18th-Century Demonstrations
1 / 55A BLOODY History Of Revolutionary War Medicine
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April 19, 2019
When you watch this video, you'll realize how lucky we are today with modern medicine. Dr. Mike (a Revolutionary War senior physical surgeon reenactor) shares with us how medical issues were handled during the Revolutionary War. It's not a pretty picture, as he goes into detail of the common illness' and injuries soldiers obtained, and how they were treated.
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