The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine

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A mysterious epidemic of dental explosions A teenage boy who got his wick stuck in a candlestick A remarkable woman who, like a human fountain, spurted urine from virtually every orificeThese are just a few of the anecdotal gems that have until now lain undiscovered in medical journals for centuries This fascinating collection of historical curiosities explores some of the strangest cases that have perplexed doctors across the world.From seventeenth century Holland to Tsarist Russia, from rural Canada to a whaler in the Pacific, many are monuments to human stupidity such as the sailor who swallowed dozens of penknives to amuse his shipmates, or the chemistry student who in 1850 arrived at a hospital in New York with his penis trapped inside a bottle, having unwisely decided to relieve himself into a vessel containing highly reactive potassium Others demonstrate exceptional surgical ingenuity long before the advent of anaesthesia such as a daring nineteenth century operation to remove a metal fragment from beneath a conscious patient s heart We also hear of the weird, often hilarious remedies employed by physicians of yore from crow s vomit to port wine enemas the hazards of such everyday objects as cucumbers and false teeth, and miraculous recovery from apparently terminal injuries.Blending fascinating history with lacerating wit, The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth will take you on a tour of some of the funniest, strangest and most wince inducing corners of medical history. New Download [ The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine ] by [ Thomas Morris ] – kino-fada.fr There are many reasons that I am thankful that I was born when I was My sex can vote The FDA and the EPA exist For now Mostly, I am thankful for all the medical advances of the last century I am thankful for antibiotics, antisepsis, and anesthetic After reading Thomas Morris The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine, I am unspeakably thankful that I was born decades after doctors prescribed enemas for everything, bleed everyone even if they we There are many reasons that I am thankful that I was born when I was My sex can vote The FDA and the EPA exist For now Mostly, I am thankful for all the ...

The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine
  • English
  • 03 September 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 400 pages
  • 0593080327
  • Thomas Morris
  • The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine