“Medical School for Everyone: Emergency Medicine” S:1 E:23 Emergency Medicine Lessons from the Past

S:1 E:23 Emergency Medicine Lessons from the Past What was emergency medicine like in the 1800s? Go back in time to the American Civil War for a glimpse at how military doctors and surgeons treated wounds and combatted infection. Compare these injuries and treatments to those of the Boston Marathon bombing. Also, contrast the medical treatment given to President Garfield after he was shot with the treatment Reagan received after his attempted assassination.