Bone Chainsaw
Yep, this tool is exactly what it sounds like. Civil War doctors used it to remove parts of a bone in an attempt to save the injured limb. Naturally, this wasn’t sanitary and many soldiers got infected and died.
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The Most Bizarre Medical Tools from Back in the Day
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