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history of medicine | wednesday | march 31
Fraser was back in front of the classroom, paging through a book while he waited for those enrolled in the class to find their seats and get settled. Once they did, he started the class.
"Welcome back and I'm glad to see you all looking in one piece," he said sincerely, giving them all a smile. "That wasn't a pleasant week and I do thank all of you who braved the fog to attend class. For today, I thought we'd talk about wilderness medicine considering what happened last week and tends to happen quite often. Basically, wilderness medicine is the practice of medicine where definitive medical care is more than an hour away. Sometimes, that can happen here. We're invaded infrequently but it does happen and people do get hurt. We're lucky to have a clinic close by but sometimes people get cut off or are incapacitated and can't reach the clinic. That's when it's good to know about wilderness medicine."
Fraser knew a lot about this considering he'd spent long chunks of time in the Yukon, camping in harsh conditions. It was vital, he thought.
"Now, what does this have to do with history? Well, that's easy. When there was actually a real wilderness to endure, people didn't have the supplies we have today. They used clothing to fashion tourniquets, they sucked the venom out of poisonous animal bites, and they had few forms of anesthesia. Now though, when we talk of wilderness medicine, we're often talking about trained medical professionals who've been skilled in how to treat people in the wilderness while using the most basic of supplies. Still, even the most basic of supplies is better than what people in the past had. Even wilderness medicine has evolved over time, keeping its roots in people who are trying to survive and live in sparsely populated areas but growing with the medical field. For today, we're going to play The Oregon Trail. While it might not be the most accurate representation of wilderness medicine, you will get an idea of the harsh conditions people faced in the past and how they had to deal with it all on their own. Have fun."
With that done, Fraser took a seat and started a game of his own.
"Welcome back and I'm glad to see you all looking in one piece," he said sincerely, giving them all a smile. "That wasn't a pleasant week and I do thank all of you who braved the fog to attend class. For today, I thought we'd talk about wilderness medicine considering what happened last week and tends to happen quite often. Basically, wilderness medicine is the practice of medicine where definitive medical care is more than an hour away. Sometimes, that can happen here. We're invaded infrequently but it does happen and people do get hurt. We're lucky to have a clinic close by but sometimes people get cut off or are incapacitated and can't reach the clinic. That's when it's good to know about wilderness medicine."
Fraser knew a lot about this considering he'd spent long chunks of time in the Yukon, camping in harsh conditions. It was vital, he thought.
"Now, what does this have to do with history? Well, that's easy. When there was actually a real wilderness to endure, people didn't have the supplies we have today. They used clothing to fashion tourniquets, they sucked the venom out of poisonous animal bites, and they had few forms of anesthesia. Now though, when we talk of wilderness medicine, we're often talking about trained medical professionals who've been skilled in how to treat people in the wilderness while using the most basic of supplies. Still, even the most basic of supplies is better than what people in the past had. Even wilderness medicine has evolved over time, keeping its roots in people who are trying to survive and live in sparsely populated areas but growing with the medical field. For today, we're going to play The Oregon Trail. While it might not be the most accurate representation of wilderness medicine, you will get an idea of the harsh conditions people faced in the past and how they had to deal with it all on their own. Have fun."
With that done, Fraser took a seat and started a game of his own.
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