Presentation: Advances in Medicine made During the Civil War
Poolesville Presbyterian Church-Speer Hall - 17800 Elgin Road 17800 Elgin Road, Poolesville, United StatesJoin National Museum of Civil War Medicine volunteer, Brad Stone in-person on September 27 at 7:00 p.m. as he discusses medicine in an age before ambulances, anesthesia, antiseptics, triage, or sterile conditions, and the medical advancements precipitated by the Civil War. In this family friendly, living history presentation, Mr. Stone, portraying a Union surgeon, will demonstrate field hospital medical practices, including a surgery using a life-sized mannequin. Venue: Poolesville Presbyterian Church Sanctuary, 17800 Elgin [...]