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Civil War Era Amputation

Published on Dec 01, 2015

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AMPUTATION

DURING THE CIVIL WAR ERA
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THE MINIÉ BALL HAD BEEN A LARGE PART IN THE NEED TO AMPUTATE SOLDIERS DURING THE CIVIL WAR.

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THE MINIÉ BALL STRUCTURE

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DAMAGE FROM A MINIÉ BALL

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FRACTURED BONES

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AMPUTATION PROCEDURE

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CHANCE OF SURVIVAL

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ANESTESIA

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RECOURCES

  • Google images
  • Informational credit to 'Medical Practices in the Civil War' found in the library by Susan Provost Beller. (973.7 BEL)
  • Some facts added were from the Gettysburg field trip given by our guide Ranger Dan.

Alicia Anthony