#surgical history

[pinkblanc]

Inside the Ether Dome, 1847

[thoughtportal]

Why was a transfusion of lamb’s blood believed to cure epilepsy? What surgical procedures could you get in ancient Egypt? And were medieval surgical practitioners really a help to patients – or a hindrance? Speaking with Emily Briffett, Paul Craddock unravels the long history of surgery, from its ancient roots right up to recent developments that have changed the practice forever, including antiseptics, antibiotics and lessons learned from farmers and embroiderers.

[dreams-of-klag]

want to see something horrible

this is a set of surgical tools from the FIRST CENTURY IN ROME.

i know humans have been working metal and doing surgery for a hot minute but somehow seeing TWEEZERS and SURGICAL TONGS and POINTY HOOKS and whatever the hell that squiggly boy is, from a time before antibiotics is sending me. some guy in a toga doing surgery with this shit. nightmare. absolute nightmare. i am so grateful to live right the fuck now. "I was born in the wrong time" no the fuck you were not, you were born in the sweet spot when we both have antibiotics and we haven't yet rendered them useless. god on the wheel, never invent time travel.

[theinternetisaweboflies]

The International Museum of Surgical Science

[lilacerull0]

this is about lila&tina btw.

[blueiscoool]

1,800-Year-Old Surgical Tools Found at Zerzevan Fortress in Turkey

The fortress, located in the Chinar district, has a history that extends back to nearly 3,000 years. Due to its historical significance, it has been included by UNESCO alongside other heritage sites on the tentative list of world heritage.

[dahliacirice]

[leafiion]

my thoughts on the matter

[chaoswillcalmusdown]

ridiculous endo update: i feel way worse and somehow in the process the ovarian cyst has decreased in size from 10 cm to 6 cm

[aeide-thea]

[corporal punishment/child abuse cw]

lol @ the fact that my relationship with my father has to just. absorb and accept the fact that (1) he’ll do things like initially assert he didn’t spank me, when i’m in fact quite sure both my parents did, and that (2) when pressed on this point, he’ll retreat into ‘well, you were really impossible to deal with sometimes!’ which is of course obliquely if not explicitly framing those spankings as justified…

like. holy shit. i mean it’s all so textbook—they didn’t treat my sister and me as brutally as their parents treated them, so what they did must be fine by comparison, right?—but unfortunately the predictability of it doesn't actually resolve the feelings for me!

[covenawhite66]

The surgical kit was of particular interest to archaeologists. It is large, containing a full set of awls, needles and knives of various sizes and configurations.

The discovery occurred at the end of 2021 at the Las Ventanas mausoleum temple, in the Pómac Forest Historical Sanctuary, in the Lambayeque region, about 800 km north of Lima.

The tomb is from the Middle Sicán period (900-1050 AD) at the Huaca Las Ventanas archaeological site. This is the first such find ever made in Lambayeque or in northern Peru.

[wrenb77]

History bounding for the toolbox!

I had surgery 11 days ago, and as a result I’ve got surgical drains at my hips. I’m glad to have them, since they do the job bandages used to, so everything is much cleaner than I expected. But these little bulbs on the end of tubes are a bit awkward to corral. The clips built into them aren’t that strong, and a need to fasten them to something to keep them up and out of the way so they don’t lemming away.

Enter the 18th century pockets! I sewed a pair a few years ago for a costume, and they’ve been tucked in the back of my closet. This morning I’ve tied them on and tucked the drains away in their own secure little pouches where I won’t get bonked with plastic every time I walk and the line of my shirt won’t bulge with them. I’m very excited!

[bloodstreak]

hehe i hope you like the rest of the knick <33

ive watched 5 episodes today im having such a good time <333

[agosteopathy]

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[geraskier]

i could probably finagle my way into halfway decent drawing skills. but that requires PRACTICE and i tend to avoid things i'm not good at immediately. and sometimes my hands hurt s'bad. and i worry about injuring them thru overuse but also there's deconditioning to consider