View
217
Download
0
Category
Preview:
Citation preview
Civil War Medical Tools
Surgical Scalpel
Straight Forceps - Bullet extractors- For removing lead projectiles.
Large Amputation Saw
Scissors - Curved: For cutting tissue; also for cutting bandage materials.
Probe - Used to locate foreign objects in wounds; metal or bone.
Tenaculeum - Used for seizing and holding body parts during surgery, such as arteries etc.
Tourniquet- Used to compress arteries above the cut during amputations.
Bone Brush- Used to remove bone saw dust from the cutting site.
Amputating Knife- Used for cutting or incising soft tissue during amputations.
Catlin- Small double edged knife used in amputations.
Recommended