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The History of Medicine in Twelve Objects.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cooper, Carol.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medical instruments and apparatus.
- Medicine--History.
- Medicine.
- History.
- Equipment and Supplies.
- Reference Books.
- Research.
- Medical Subjects:
- History.
- Equipment and Supplies.
- Medicine.
- Reference Books.
- Research.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (215 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : Quarto Publishing Group UK, 2024.
- Summary:
- A History of Medicine in Twelve Objects is an entertaining and insightful guide through the instruments that have come to shape modern medicine as we know it.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The Trephine: Like a Hole in the Head
- 2. The Bone Saw: Cutting-Edge Surgery
- 3. The Mask and Personal Protection
- 4. The Microscope and the Hidden World of Germs
- 5. The Stethoscope: Listening to the Patient
- 6. The Ether Inhaler and the Conquest of Pain
- 7. The Hypodermic Needle and Syringe: at the Sharp End of Treatment
- 8. Obstetric Forceps: Modern Methods for Birthing Babies
- 9. The X-Ray Machine: Making the Body Transparent
- 10. The ECT Machine and Shocking Approaches to Mental Illness
- 11. The Prosthetic Hip: A Triumph of Orthopaedics
- 12. The Heart-Lung Machine: How the Impossible Became Possible
- Timeline
- Acknowledgements
- Picture credits
- Index
- About the Author
- Dedication
- Copyright Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 9780711294646
- 071129464X
- OCLC:
- 1463988766
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