April’s Revolution: A Modern Perspective of American Medical Care of Civil War Soldiers and African Slaves - Softcover

Snoby, Paulette

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1491726830 ISBN 13: 9781491726839

Verlag: iUniverse, 2014

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Reseña del editor:

The American Civil War is often studied because of its battles, but people tend to ignore how it helped revolutionize the medical field. Bloodshed on the battlefield and the spread of disease led to advances in medical decision making and clinical knowledge. The war also triggered the birth of the nursing profession, the organization of the American health system, and the clinical usage of diagnostic equipment in approaches to disease management.

Author Paulette Snoby, a registered nurse and award-winning research nurse, examines primary and secondary sources to show how medical treatments advanced during wartime, focusing on the explosion of innovation during the Civil War. By examining case histories, soldier and surgeon diaries, cemetery records, and other sources, she highlights important medical advances and also explores how African slaves in the South were cared for differently from the general population.

A thorough scholarly study, April's Revolution offers information on slave infirmaries, early herbal remedies used by the slave population, and a better understanding of how our nation's past wars affect the history of medicine.

Biografía del autor:

Paulette Snoby, RN, BSN, MPA, a native of Connellsville, Pennsylvania, is a registered nurse. She graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing and GSPIA. She is a member of the Society of Civil War Surgeons, Museum of the Confederacy, National Civil War Medical Museum, and Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War. She currently lives in Roswell, Georgia.

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• Verlag: iUniverse
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1491726830
• ISBN 13: 9781491726839
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 262