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Civil War Nurse

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Program explores the roles of Civil War nurses

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This month’s Cool History program at the National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus will focus on women who served as nurses during the Civil War. Programs are 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday (July 9-10). The programs are free with admission which is $6-$7.50. Information: 706-327-9798.
What types of medical tools did Civil War nurses use?

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I need to know the the types of tools that Civil War Nurses would use on their patients. Any websites? Thanks.

That would all depend on which civil war you are referring to.

If you mean one of the Roman civil wars, then the tools would be fairly basic.
If you mean the Bosnian civil war, then they would have used modern equipment.
If you mean the English civil war, then they would have used some equipment that modern nurses may recognise, but mostly basic tools.
If you mean the American, then, like the English civil war, fairly basic, but some tools that modern nurses may recognise - such as amputation saws and knives.

Civil War Nurses

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Third-World Nursing - Seizing The Opportunity Of A Lifetime

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What is a third-world country?

In general, third-world countries are economically underdeveloped countries, mostly situated in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The term "third-world" may actually be deemed politically incorrect and the term "developing countries" is preferred. In these countries, there is a significantly high level of poverty. Healthcare, educational, and other basic services are grossly insufficient. Other common characteristics include high birthrates, over-population, and economic dependence on advanced countries, and a very low GNP. Because of these, foreign aid and volunteers are usually needed.

Making a difference

As you can suppose, conditions in a third-world country may be austere and even dangerous. However, it offers a great opportunity to help other people, promote health, spread advocacy, prevent diseases, experience diverse cultures, and even a chance to make a difference.

Providing free healthcare

The most common type of nursing opportunities abroad is short term volunteer assignments similar to the Peace Corps, usually lasting for three weeks at a time. These "missions" are often sponsored and organized by religious organizations, corporate foundations, international organizations, or individual groups. Transportation as well as allowance for food and lodging is usually covered by the sponsoring organization and equipment and pharmaceuticals are usually brought to the site. Volunteers are organized into teams and have to make the daily travel to makeshift clinics located in remote villages or in the outskirts of the city. Residents of the village assemble at the designated site and volunteers provide various medical services such as adult, gynecologic, and pediatric care; they also dispense basic medicines.

Challenging encounters

A lot of times, you will need to adapt and improvise depending on the available facilities and environment. Also, you will encounter a lot of diseases that you only read about in medical books but do not encounter back home such as Malaria, elephantitis, neonatal tetanus, and various epidemics. A lot of these countries may also be undergoing political turmoil, armed struggle, revolutions, and civil war where armed civilians roam the villages. You will also have to adjust to the living and transport conditions-traveling on foot, riding a mule, horseback or in a four-wheel drive up mountains and across rivers, and sleeping on mats, on the ground, or on the floor. Indeed, it is not for the faint of heart. So before you decide on embarking on this kind of adventure, make sure you know what you're getting into.

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