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American Revolution -- Problems

Small pox outbreak (90% died), lack of hospitals, lack of medical knowledge, relapsing fever.

American Revolution -- Solutions

Inoculations, women stepped in as nurses, makeshift supplies, inoculated with smallpox, Buchanan’s book on medical practice.

Civil War -- Problems

Lead bullets causing bleeding, no understanding of germs (malaria, typhoid), delay in medical equipment/supplies.

Civil War -- Solutions

Doctors packed wounds with chemicals, sanitary commission/Florence Nightingale, wagons/shelters/amputation, ambulance cart.

WWI -- Problems

Machine guns, trenches (rats, lice, trench foot), gas attacks (PTSD, respiratory issues), shell shock, Influenza at Fort Riley — 50 million deaths.

WWI -- Solutions

X-ray, aid men in trenches, pre-mesh supplies, stopped rotating soldiers, penicillin, quarantine, ambulance.

Pearl Harbor -- Problems

Surprise attack, unprepared, many battleships destroyed, extreme injuries, not enough staff/equipment.

Pearl Harbor -- Solutions

Triage system — organized people into 3 categories, treat urgent first, morphine, makeshift resources.

WWII -- Problems

D-Day, explosions, Holocaust experimentation, torture, jungle conditions, atomic bomb (genetic disorder, birth defects, leukemia).

WWII -- Solutions

Tourniquets, plasma, morphine, sulfur drugs, patient care protocols, chemotherapy, low dose radiation.

Cold War -- Key Terms

Fear-driven conflict between communist and non-communist nations, fought politically/economically not with weapons.

Containment

Capitalism = free speech / Communism = no free speech but legal loan centers.

Korean War -- Problems

Foreign terrain, no resources/doctors, POWs mistreated (sleep deprived, tortured, denied food), 'communist indoctrination'/brainwash.

Korean War -- Solutions

MASH (mobile hospital in combat areas), skepticism on brainwash seen by psychiatrists, group discussions.

Vietnam War -- Problems

Rainforest, mud, insects, heat, malaria, napalm/Agent Orange, PTSD (given steroids) → exhaustion.

Vietnam War -- Solutions

Long sleeves, malaria prevention, skin care, free health exams, free healthcare, psychotherapy, group therapy, CBT.

IFAK/Dog Tags

IFAK: compression bandage, gauze, tourniquets, chest seal. Dog Tags: name, rank, unit, blood type, religious preference, allergies. Value of each soldier: $25,000. Vets can declassify info after 25 years.