Surgery


Spring lancet (2)

Snapper, around 1919 

 

 

    

The bloodletting became the panacea of ​​the medical profession: the doctors prescribed it, the surgeons carried it out, the patient had to endure it and pay - some even with there life ...

 

     In the United States, the physician Benjamin RUSH favored extensive phlebotomy. George Washington was taken from a riding accident more than 1.5 liters of blood; this loss may have contributed to his death. Also in the death of Emperor Leopold II accelerated, so the criticism of Samuel Hahnemanns, a fourfold bloodletting within 24 hours by his personal physician Lagusius the demise of the ruler.

 

The handy square Schnepper with cocking lever let rip 12 to 20 knives at the bottom. Advantage of this method: standardized cuts with uniform length and depth. Disadvantage: the Scarificatoren could not be cleaned.

 

Exhibit

The two snappers presented here belonged to gynecologist Dr. med. Joseph PRIM (1891-1974).