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Explores ancient medical techniques and possible new applications in the modern era. Techniques reviewed include blood letting by leeches, reading from a torpedo fish, trepanning to relieve pressure on the brain, and Roman battlefield surgery and tools. Other items reviewed include how snake venom was used as medicine and using replica tools and virtual surgery in a computer to see how an arrow was removed from the skull of Prince Henry V of England. |
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| Title: | Gruesome Medicine | |
| Air Date: | December 18, 2009 | |
| Runtime: | 60 min | |
| Genres: | History | |
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