Interesting.
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The Tobacco Smoke Enema is definitely interesting. Very crude, but interesting.
None of those look like fun. I think i would have rather died.
I know a man who is a medical history expert and even did some advisory work for The History Channel. The things I have learned from him. It is amazing they survived at all.
So what does everyone think is the scariest looking out of the bunch?
I still can't figure out how it works, but the skull saw is definitely pretty scary looking to me.
I still can't figure out how it works, but the skull saw is definitely pretty scary looking to me.
I never thought I'd say this, but the smoke enema looks to be the least freaky.
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Ya, it is just smoke up the ***.
Nice, I learned something new today.
Tobacco Smoke Enema (1750s-1810s)
The tobacco enema was used to infuse tobacco smoke into a patient's rectum for various medical purposes, primarily the resuscitation of drowning victims. A rectal tube inserted into the anus was connected to a fumigator and bellows that forced the smoke towards the rectum. The warmth of the smoke was thought to promote respiration, but doubts about the credibility of tobacco enemas led to the popular phrase "blow smoke up one's ***."
Thank God for modern medicine. 
What some it would seem forget, is the majority or surgical instruments date back to Ancient Greece, Persia, China and India, very little "New" has been developed in the grand scheme of things really.........
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I don't know about you, but if they pull me from the bottom of the pool, I'd like them to try the other end first.
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Yikes! Come, sweet death.
I may have to change my vote for greatest invention of all time from the transistor to stainless steel.
Definately an improvement on chipped flint and bronze ;-)
Tom
Tom
The Trephine and Hemorrhoid Forceps are my favorites. 
I learned last night that maggots were used in large, deep infected and rotting wounds. They would be placed IN the wound then lightly bandaged in (so they would not fall out naturally). The thing with maggots is that they will only eat rotting food therefore eating the damaged tissue and leaving the healthy tissue alone. After the rotten tissue is gone, they crawl out looking for more food or they turn into flies in 2 or 3 days and fly away!
Disturbingly, it is still practiced.
