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Medicine over time - Coggle Diagram
Medicine over time
After 1750
20th century
World War I,
Infections
Caused by
Deadly gas
Doctors
Soaking the wound in saline
Cutting away infected issue
Blood loss
severe injuries
Transfusions
were performed on the spot from the donor to the patient
blood could be stored without clotting
Triage system
to treat mass casualties
X-rays
were used to find bullets and shrapnel in patients
Surgery
World War II
penicillin
surgical techniques
combating diseases
improvements to public health.