Racial Discrimination
Treating people differently because of their is is referred to as -
Racial Discrimination
Out of the 700,000 soldiers that perished during the Civil War, how many had died from disease?
2/3
Jonathan Letterman created the first _____ corps in 1862, one of the first steps in recognizing the importance of medical evacuation.
A. Army, B. Ambulance, C. Air force, D. Green Lantern
B. Ambulance
After the Civil War, stethoscopes, ophthalmoscopes, and hypodermic needles became widely available. What other instrument became popularized at this time? Hint: takes temperature.
Thermometer
Where were the hospitals present during the Civil War and Reconstruction?
Surrounding battlefields
True or False : Some white doctors were unwilling to serve and treat black soldiers in regiments.
True!
The germ theory for disease wasn’t widely accepted until when?
1870
The idea of using ____ to transport wounded, (known as mobile hospitals) , was just one of the many technological innovations resulting from the Civil War.
A. Cars, B. Planes, C. Helicopters, D. Trains
trains
The reforms made by Florence Nightingale led to the beginning of state and city boards of health, the modern hospital, and what profession?
Nursing
A stethoscope is a diagnostic tool the doctors use to listen to the heartbeat and breathing. During the Civil War, what was another common use?
A. Ear plugs, B. To spy/hear through walls, C. To listen to the sounds if battle, D. To listen to music
C. Listening to the sounds of battle
During the Civil War, black troops were often assigned ______ jobs and were ____ less then white troops.
Tough and dirty ; paid
Due to lack of sanitation and efficient surgical procedures, emergency surgeries often ended with what?
Amputation
How long, on average, would an injured soldier wait for medical evacuation to arrive?
A. 10-12 hours, B. A month, C. 2-3 days, D. A few minutes
Up to 3 days
American medical education shifted from purely clinical training to the European model where clinical and _____ training were equal.
Laboratory
Owners would only pay for healthcare for slaves they considered _____?
a) extremely sick
b) valuable
c) well-behaved
d) innocent
D
After which Amendment, did blacks gain rights after the Civil War? *hint : this was not really effective*
The Fourteenth Amendment
One of the most common diseases during the war(and during the time period) was _______.
Typhoid fever
The civil war began with a mix of two-wheeled and four-wheeled ambulances. Why were they not sufficient enough?
A. Inadequate for terrain, B. Fuel was abundant, C. Not big enough, D. Too heavy
A. Their design was inadequate for the terrain
Before the Civil War doctors would _______ limbs instead of trying to perform surgery to salvage them.
Amputate
What medical facility was established in 1862 to treat former slaves?
Freedmen’s Hospital
As a result of such woeful and discriminatory medical care, how was the health of black soldiers in the Civil War?
Ignored, nearly nine times as many black troops died of diseases as on the battlefield
What was used to treat malaria symptoms at the time?
Arsenic/Quinine
With advances in the administration of anesthesia, new types of surgery, like ____ surgery, were also developed.
Facial/plastic
Why were physicians and surgeons able to improve their skills so much during the Civil War?
There were more wounded soldiers to practice on.
Only how many physicians were deported to the war?
A. 200 B. 400 C. 1000 D. 550
A