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To: SunkenCiv
"I made small probes from the pith of an elder, well dried and well stitched in purified linen...…The doctor squirted white wine and put into the wound a probe"

It's interesting that a couple if centuries before antiseptics were not used treating Civil War wounds in the US, the doctor treating Prince Hal seemed to be aware of the necessity of cleanliness.

18 posted on 04/19/2019 6:22:55 AM PDT by norwaypinesavage (Calm down and enjoy the ride, great things are happening for our country)
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To: norwaypinesavage

It is suggestive. But it could also be the difference between treating a single VIP casualty and 5,000 in a single day. Imagine how much white wine the Army of the Potomac would have had to carry to cleanup after another debacle against Lee & Jackson?


19 posted on 04/19/2019 7:34:57 AM PDT by Tallguy (Facts be d*mned! The narrative of the day must be preserved!)
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To: norwaypinesavage
the doctor treating Prince Hal seemed to be aware of the necessity of cleanliness.

I read, during the 15th century, there was a potent incantation to say over a wound. Recovery was in the 80% range.

Oh yeah, it also included, almost as an afterthought, the instructions to thoroughly cleanse the wound, wrap it in clean linen and leave it alone. No cow dung or other such salves. :-)

Another one was, if possible, treat the weapon that caused the wound the same way as the actual wound itself. No success rate was mentioned for that one. Distantly related to the anti-gunners claim that the gun itself causes crime.

25 posted on 04/19/2019 12:02:23 PM PDT by Oatka
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