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Triage

December 18, 2020 by David Price

Alfred R. Waud, “The rebel dodge to cover the retreat into Virginia. Flag of truce to look after the wounded,” ca. September, 1862, Library of Congress.

How did both sides treat enemy wounded? Read the article to find out how both sides prioritized the wounded from both sides.

Filed Under: Hospitals, Medical Staff, Medicine And Drugs, Soldiers, Soldiers Life Tagged With: Civil War Medicine, Divided By Conflict United By Compassion, Kyle Dalton, Medical Evacuation, Stretcher bearer, Stretchers, Triage

April 14, 2020 by David Price

Discover the incredible parallels between the institution of triage during the Civil War and its modern equivalent.

Filed Under: Hospitals, Medical Equipment, Medical Staff, Medicine And Drugs, Soldiers, Technology Tagged With: Letterman, Letterman System, Modern Medicine, Rachel Moses, Triage

February 12, 2017 by David Price Leave a Comment

Zouave ambulance crew demonstrating removal of wounded soldiers from the field, Courtesy of the LOC

Discover how the US Army instituted a revolutionary new form of trauma care on Civil War battlefields.

Filed Under: Hospitals, Medical Equipment, Medical Staff, Soldiers, Soldiers Life, Technology Tagged With: Battlefield Medicine, Evacuation, Jake Wynn, Jonathan Letterman, Mercy Street, Trauma Care, Triage

January 22, 2016 by David Price Leave a Comment

Blood is not blue or gray. It is all one color.
Explore the roots of international law, and what the doctors had to guide them in 1862.

Filed Under: Civilians, Hospitals, Medical Staff, Soldiers, Women Tagged With: Episode 1, Ethics, Humanitarianism, International Humanitarian Law, Josh Carmel, Law, Red Cross, Triage

January 14, 2016 by David Price

Jonathan Letterman changed the course of the Civil War and of American medicine.

Filed Under: Hospitals, Medical Equipment, Medical Staff, Medicine And Drugs, Soldiers, Soldiers Life, Technology Tagged With: Ambulance, Antietam, Evacuation, Jonathan Letterman, Real Characters of Mercy Street, Triage

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