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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Helling, Thomas, 1947- author.     Subjects     World War, 1914-1918 -- Medical care.     War -- Relief of sick and wounded.     War -- Relief of sick and wounded -- History.     War -- Medical aspects.     Medicine, Military.     Emergency medicine.     Emergency physicians.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Helling, Thomas, 1947- author.       by title:      The great war and th...         MARC Display

The great war and the birth of modern medicine : a history / Thomas Helling, MD. by Helling, Thomas, 1947- author. New York, NY : Pegasus Books, 2022. Subjects World War, 1914-1918 -- Medical care.   War -- Relief of sick and wounded.   War -- Relief of sick and wounded -- History.   War -- Medical aspects.   Medicine, Military.   Emergency medicine.   Emergency physicians. ISBN:  9781643138992 (hardcover) : 1643138995 (hardcover) : Description:  374 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm Edition:  First Pegasus Books cloth edition. Requests:  0 Summary:  "The Great War of 1914-1918 burst on the European scene with a brutality to mankind not yet witnessed by the civilized world. Modern warfare was no longer the stuff of chivalry and honor; it was a mutilative, deadly, and humbling exercise to wipe out the very presence of humanity. Suddenly, thousands upon thousands of maimed, beaten, and bleeding men surged into aid stations and hospitals with injuries unimaginable in their scope and destruction. Doctors scrambled to find some way to salvage not only life but limb. The Great War and the Birth of Modern Medicine provides a startling and graphic account of the efforts of teams of doctors and researchers to quickly develop medical and surgical solutions. Those problems of gas gangrene, hemorrhagic shock, gas poisoning, brain trauma, facial disfigurement, broken bones, and broken spirits flooded hospital beds, stressing caregivers and prompting medical innovations that would last far beyond the Armistice of 1918 and would eventually provide the backbone of modern medical therapy. Thomas Helling's description of events that shaped refinements of medical care is a riveting account of the ingenuity and resourcefulness of men and women to deter the total destruction of the human body and human mind. His tales of surgical daring, industrial collaboration, scientific discovery, and utter compassion provide an understanding of the horror that laid a foundation for the medical wonders of today. The marvels of resuscitation, blood transfusion, brain surgery, X-rays, and bone setting all had their beginnings on the battlefields of France. The influenza contagion in 1918 was an ominous forerunner of the frightening pandemic of 2020-2021. For anyone curious about the true terrors of war and the miracles of modern medicine, this is a must read."-- Publisher.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 940.475 He Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kihei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 940.475 He Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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