Medicine in the Civil War
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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?

  • Opium (correct)
  • Chloroform
  • Ether
  • Nitrous oxide
  • 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

    <p>They were not aware of any other treatment options</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following was NOT a common disease among Civil War soldiers?

    <p>Influenza</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did soldiers have a higher chance of survival if their injured limb was amputated within forty-eight hours?

    <p>The risk of infection was lower when amputated early</p> Signup and view all the answers

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