Monday, July 6, 2009

13 Scary Vintage Medical Instruments

Tobacco enema (1750-1810)
Used for the introduction of smoke into the rectum - primarily for drowning resuscitation.
It was believed that the hot tobacco smoke cause lost consciousness begin to breathe.




Artificial leech (1840) was used in the treatment of diseases of the ears and eyes.



Double guillotine (1860) for removal of tonsils



Screw "gag" (1880-1910) that the patient does not shut his mouth



Saw for sawing the skull (1830-60)



Backward "Scissors (1500) central probe is inserted into the wound, after which the wound was extended for the convenience of the surgeon



Saw for amputation (1600), doctors tried to lavishly decorate their instruments of exquisite forms medical instrument interference. details of the pattern of a good environment for bacteria



Knife for cutting (1770)



Manual trepanation skull (1800)



Tools for operations on hemorrhoids and the uterus (1870) "chain" is cut gemmoroidalny site



Combating hernia (1850) introduced into the body near the affected area and leave for a week to form a scar hernia closed



"Compass" for the exact location bullets in the body (1915)



Tool to extract the bullet (1500)

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