Tobacco enema

Tobacco Smoke Enema Kit (1750s – 1810s). The tobacco enema was used to infuse tobacco smoke into a patient's rectum for various medical purposes, but primarily the resuscitation of drowning victims. A rectal tube inserted into the anus was connected to a fumigator and bellows that forced the smoke into the rectum. The warmth of the smoke was thought to promote  respiration. Doubts about the credibility of tobacco enemas led to the popular phrase "blowing smoke up your ass." As you are most likely aware, this odd tool is still heavily used by all levels of government.

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Ничто в жизни так не волнует нас, как здоровье родных и близких. И если пришла болезнь, ни в коем случае не игнорируя врача, зачастую можно и нужно помочь самому себе. Народная медицина в этих случаях — надежный помощник и советчик.

Surgery of the past

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Does your surgery need to check its back room for any of these? 1. Before anesthetics, all you got for surgery was a little ether. 2. Before advanced medication, mental institutions wrapped patients in wet     sheets to subdue them.20160227.tfd.1330h 3. Nothing cures the common cold like a little radioactive water. 4. Physiotherapy was pretty weird back then. 5. Prosthetic limbs sure have come a long way.     6. As have radiology nurse uniforms.     7. This was what a defibrillator looked like back then. 8. Wheelchair design was still in its infancy. 9. Treating infants for rickets was an exercise in mad science. 10. Before doctors were allowed  to touch female patients, women had to use        anatomical models to describe their symptoms. 11. This old blood transfusion machine looks like a modern day third grader’s       science project. 12. After seeing this “birthing chair,” you can understand why home births       stayed popular. 13. I’d take a plain old peg leg over this contraption. 14. This probably isn’t the best way to treat scoliosis. 15. This is how they used to solve your back problems. I used to be afraid of going to the doctor, but after looking at these, a little needle prick and a tongue depressor doesn’t seem that bad. At the very least, I won’t leave with a prescription for radioactive water.   AREN'T YOU GLAD YOU DIDN'T LIVE IN THOSE TIMES?

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