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Military Medicine
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Antiqua Medicina: From Homer to Vesalius 
 A survey of medicine from early Greece through Byzantine times. Among the topics covered are women (both as healers and patients), military medicine, cults, Hippocrates, and Galen. Illustrated with classic art works. From the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia. http://www.hsl.virginia.edu/historical/artifacts/antiqua/ Topics: Health, Health, Health & Medical Disciplines, Military Last updated Feb 24, 2009 Civil War Battlefield Medicine
Information about battlefield medicine in "a time before the doctors even knew about bacteriology and were ignorant of what caused disease." Provides common Civil War medical terms, a look at Civil War dentistry, medical history for Civil War generals, details about surgery and amputations, and related documents. Includes a bibliography and statistics. From eHistory. http://ehistory.osu.edu/uscw/features/medicine/cwsurgeon/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Health, Health & Medical Disciplines, Medical Treatments & Devices, Military, Statistics, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated May 19, 2009 Life and Death in the War Zone
This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program that follows the activities of a Combat Support Hospital (CSH) during two months in 2003 during the Iraq War. The site features an essay about the ethical issues faced by combat doctors, a slide show, and an interactive feature about military medicine from the Civil War to the Iraq War. Also includes links and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/combatdocs/ Topics: Health, Health, Health & Medical Disciplines, Military Last updated Sep 5, 2005 National Museum of Health and Medicine
"Established during the Civil War as the Army Medical Museum, this museum served as a center for the collection of specimens for research in military medicine and surgery." Today it houses such "anatifacts" as President Garfield's vertebrae (complete with his assassin's bullet), the evolution of the microscope, and early medical instruments. Features ongoing and past online exhibits as well as a browsable guide to the museum's historical, anatomical, and neuroanatomical collections. Searchable. Includes general information about the museum. http://nmhm.washingtondc.museum/ Topics: Health, Health, Health & Medical Disciplines, Medical Treatments & Devices, Military, Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Oct 6, 2003 |
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