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Medical Practices

During the American Revolutionary War, medical practices were rudimentary and often deadly. Hospitals frequently lacked essential medicine for infection control, leading to high mortality rates post-surgery. Military doctors were expected to serve as both physicians and surgeons, yet many did not practice proper sanitation, leading to further infections. In 1777, efforts began to immunize soldiers against smallpox. Without formal medical education in the colonies until later, anyone could claim to be a doctor, limiting the effectiveness of care provided. This period was marked by significant challenges and limited medical knowledge.

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Medical Practices

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  1. Medical Practices By: Tyler

  2. War • During the war, hospitals had no medicine to fight infections and when they did amputations or surgeries most men ended up dead • In 1777  the army began pox proofing soldiers

  3. The Doctors • Military doctors were supposed to be both, a physician and a surgeon • Doctors did not clean their tools after they used them, this caused many infections for other patients • Most doctors healing ability was limited • The doctors back then were not that advanced with their medical practices

  4. Doctors can…. • Doctors back then could amputate, do surgeries, vaccinate, give herbal preparations, and more

  5. Fun Facts • In 1776, there were no medical colleges in the American Colonies • The first hospital was built in 1752 • Most physicians of this time were poorly educated • Technically, any man could call himself a doctor

  6. Bibliography • The History of Medicine. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Apr. 2011. <http://mnwelldir.org/‌docs/‌history/‌history02.htm>. • Medical Practices in the Military. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Apr. 2011. <http://answers.com/‌topic/‌medical-practice-in-the-military>. • Miller, Brandon Marie. Just What the Doctor Ordered. North America: Lerner Publications Company, 1997. Print.

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