Timeline of Medicine in War 1100 Blessed Gerard founds the Knights Hospitaller Order in Jerusalem – 1487 Large bedded wagons consisting of 40 horses, ambulancias, are used to carry wounded – Spanish soldiers 1517 German surgeon Hans von Gersdoff publishes Feldbuch der Wundarzney – (Fieldbook of Surgery) 1536-37 French surgeon Ambroise Pare treats wounds with turpentine ointment – 1564 Pare writes promoting the closing of arteries during operations – Treatise on Surgery, 1585 The Spanish army of Flanders sets up first dedicated military hospital at – Europe’s Mechelen in Belgium 1800 Dominique Jean Larrey adapts French as – “flying artillery” carriages “flying ambulances” and mans them with trained drivers and crews Russian surgeon Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov tests ether as an anesthetic on himself and 1847 – then uses it in field hosptials in the Caucasus 1853 French surgeon Charles Gabriel Pravaz & Scottish physician Alexander Wood – independently invent the hypodermic syringe, enabling morphine to be injected for pain relief 1862 US Civil War, Jonathan Letterman uses triage in the forward first-aid stations – 1863 The Red Cross is founded, with the First Geneva Convention of 1864; helps limit the – number of deaths in battle 1867 English surgeon Joseph Lister pioneers the use of antiseptics in surgery, greatly reducing – deaths from infection 1919 International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies is founded –The 1944 The antibiotic penicillin goes into mass production. – 1945 wounded fighting the Japanese – Helicopters “medevac” troops 1991 Gulf War Syndrome begins to affect combat veterans of the first Gulf War. A possible – cause id the use of depleted uranium in anti-tank rounds. This would appear again for veterans of the 2nd Gulf War in 2003.
Timeline of Medicine in War 1100 – Blessed Gerard founds the Knights Hospitaller Order in Jerusalem 1487 – Large bedded wagons consisting of 40 horses, ambulancias, are used to carry wounded Spanish soldiers 1517 – German surgeon Hans von Gersdoff publishes Feldbuch der Wundarzney (Fieldbook of Surgery) 1536-37 – French surgeon Ambroise Pare treats wounds with turpentine ointment 1564 – Pare writes Treatise on Surgery, promoting the closing of arteries during operations 1585 – The Spanish army of Flanders sets up Europe’s first dedicated military hospital at Mechelen in Belgium 1800 – Dominique Jean Larrey adapts French “flying artillery” carriages as “flying ambulances” and mans them with trained drivers and crews 1847 – Russian surgeon Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov tests ether as an anesthetic on himself and then uses it in field hosptials in the Caucasus 1853 – French surgeon Charles Gabriel Pravaz & Scottish physician Alexander Wood independently invent the hypodermic syringe, enabling morphine to be injected for pain relief 1862 – US Civil War, Jonathan Letterman uses triage in the forward first-aid stations 1863 – The Red Cross is founded, with the First Geneva Convention of 1864; helps limit the number of deaths in battle 1867 – English surgeon Joseph Lister pioneers the use of antiseptics in surgery, greatly reducing deaths from infection 1919 –The International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies is founded 1944 – The antibiotic penicillin goes into mass production. 1945 – Helicopters “medevac” troops wounded fighting the Japanese 1991 – Gulf War Syndrome begins to affect combat veterans of the first Gulf War. A possible cause id the use of depleted uranium in anti-tank rounds. This would appear again for veterans of the 2nd Gulf War in 2003.