ball caused for many of these amputations because the bullet could destroy not only the tissue but also the bone in the person hit by one of these bullets. The closer the amputation was to the body the higher the mortality rate was‚ for example “hip amputations had a mortality rate of about 24%8.” Amputations were frequent because the amount of wounds to the extremities of the body was about 3 out of 4 wound. In the Union army alone‚ there were about 30‚000 amputations. Amputees had to live with
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In the early spring year in 1861 the Civil War began and lasted four years later until the summer of June 1865. An estimated of 620‚000 men had lost their lives. This war was one of the bloodiest wars that occurred in American history. For the union army the purpose of the war was to officially end the act of slavery. However‚ the Confederate army was fighting to continue to have slaves because not only did they work for free‚ but they also had an impact on the growth in their economy. In the novel
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Civil War Medicine By: Julia Ljubicich 8-1 Medicine played a very important role in the civil war. Though‚ some people believe the field hospitals were able to keep themselves clean‚ this was not always the case. In reality‚ the hospitals could have been as dangerous to the soldiers as the front lines. For a Civil War soldier‚ the field hospital could have been worse‚ to them‚ than the battle itself. The temporary hospitals were quickly set up near battlefields and doctors usually
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sadness and grief that can result from an amputation and its primary focus being the tangible achievements of an amputee‚ perpetuates damaging stereotypes. Such stereotypes‚ specifically the
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The first life lesson I learned was to never take anything for granted‚ especially life. It is a miracle that I was born because my mom had a rare bone cancer that almost took her life at the age of thirteen. She had a twenty percent chance of surviving‚ beat the odds‚ defied her experimental treatment and gave birth to me. There was an eighty percent chance that I would not be alive today and that makes me appreciate everything in life. Osteogenic sarcoma was the rare bone cancer my mom was diagnosed
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plastic‚ or tissue. The Civil War was a very bloody war and The Battle of Gettysburg was a deadly battle. Many people died or were wounded. Many of them connected in the same way which was how their wounds were treated. If the bone was shattered an amputation would be necessary but if not the wound would just be opened up to take out the bullet. Back then‚ there weren’t as good of doctors or cures like we have today. For that reason many people lost their lives‚ causing it to be the deadliest battle
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com." US Wars Amputees 4 of 5 Say Life Is Full Comments. N.p.‚ 12 Mar. 2012. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. <http://nation.time.com/2012/03/12/wars-amputees-4-of-5-say-life-is-full/>. "Help US Military Veteran Cope Traumatic Amputation through Veterans Website (Part A)." US Military Veteran Amputation. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014.
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Gettysburg‚ a small town in Pennsylvania was the site for one of the most deadly battles in the civil war. Gettysburg is like a wagon wheel because the roads connect to it like the spokes on a wagon wheel. This site has been attributed to tons of ghost stories. This battle was very significant. If the confederate had won this battle the whole war would have changed. I am about to tell you is the story of why the battle was so significant. First‚ let’s take into account that the battle of Gettysburg
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Medicine and Surgical Antiques‚ the inside an of regular kit contains: a large amputation saw‚ a surgical scalpel‚ a set of forceps for extracting bullets‚ scissors‚ a probe to locate objects in wounds‚ a Tenaculem that was used to hold body parts during surgery‚ a Tourinquet which was used to compress arteries above the cut during amputations‚ a bone brush‚ a amputating knife‚ and a catlin‚ which is a small knife used in amputation (Echols‚ 1). Since the kit lacked the set of forceps that’s used for extracting
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myocardial infarction or stroke and 30 % die. A huge majority of (75 % to be exact) of these deaths are cardiovascular-related. The prognosis is even pooper in patients who develop critical limb ischemia. Approximately 25 % of the patients undergo amputation and 25 % die as a result of cardiovascular causes within 12 months. (1) Besides the statistics mentioned
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