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During the Civil War, surgeons would amputate limbs without the patient's consent.
During the Civil War, surgeons would amputate limbs without the patient's consent.
- False (correct)
- True
- It is unclear from the text
- Not mentioned in the text
Which substance was NOT used to ease pain during amputations in the 1800s?
Which substance was NOT used to ease pain during amputations in the 1800s?
- Opium (correct)
- Chloroform
- Ether
- Nitrous oxide
Who was appointed Surgeon General for the United States in 1862?
Who was appointed Surgeon General for the United States in 1862?
- It is unclear from the text
- Dorothea Dix
- Not mentioned in the text
- William Alexander Hammon (correct)
During the Civil War, soldiers often attempted to cure themselves by making their own medicines because
During the Civil War, soldiers often attempted to cure themselves by making their own medicines because
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Which of the following was NOT a common disease among Civil War soldiers?
Which of the following was NOT a common disease among Civil War soldiers?
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Why did soldiers have a higher chance of survival if their injured limb was amputated within forty-eight hours?
Why did soldiers have a higher chance of survival if their injured limb was amputated within forty-eight hours?
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