Operation Theaters

This week we get our hands dirty with 19th century operation theaters. Join us as we discuss how to amputate a limb in under 30 seconds, the practice of never cleaning anything, and the frustration of how often patients died after being cut apart with a rusty saw.

Sources:

https://www.drlindseyfitzharris.com/books/

https://www.etymonline.com/word/operate

https://www.etymonline.com/word/theater

https://spartacus-educational.com/U3Ahistory21.htm

https://listverse.com/2019/01/15/10-gruesome-and-shocking-facts-about-victorian-surgery/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erysipelas

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangrene

https://www.healthline.com/health/septicemia#symptoms

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyaemia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Young_Simpson

https://www.woodlibrarymuseum.org/history-of-anesthesia/