Surgeons During The Civil War

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SURGEONS DURING THE CIVIL WAR During the civil war a lot of people got hurt and died. But the ones that were still alive they ether didn't have a leg or arms or even fingers and more . the most common surgery was amputation.The surgeons usually operated with no sleep and worked 48 to 74 hours. Most of the surgeons feet where swollen from standing all day.the surgeons were devoted to their patients.most of the surgeons were unselfish. The medical kits where gust scissors, gauze and needles. Back then the doctors didn't know a lot about germs like they do know. So most of their wounds got infected so they had to cut the infected limb off. Most of the surgeons had little medical experience.the doctors didn't have building they worked