Medical Mishaps! - A timeline of outdated medical practices

MEDICALS MISHAPS! A TIMELINE OF OUTDATED MEDICAL PRACTICES Mercury Bloodletting & Leeches 1860 Lobotomies Роwer Morcellator 1810 1940 1993 Used in early dentistry as a cavity filling, mercury use was discontinued when patients Lobotomies of the 1940s were a lot different from the Early doctors believed that removing "contaminated" blood would cure you of Power morcellation was invented as a new means of performing hysterectomies. However, in 2014, it was found that power lobotomies of today. Early lobotomies often included complained of side effects synonymous with mercury poisoning. minimal anesthesia and sickness. Methods of blood removal often included makeshift tools. 1800 morcellation was responsible for the spread of cancer. 2015 needles and leeches! ELBERFELD Heroin Name geselzlich g Soothing Syrup Heroin 1910 Shark Cartilage We probably don't have to tell you the negative side effects of heroin. Early medical pract- ictioners would prescribe heroin to men. women, and even children to suppress 1840 Soothing Syrup was invented to tame children from being rowdy. With ingredients including chloroform, codeine, opium, and heroin, it's not unreasonable that it was taken off the shelf. 1960 Shark cartilage got hugely popular in the 1960s. However, that popular fad quickly faded due to the fact that it did nothing except endanger the shark population. coughing. SOURCE: http://mentalFloss.com/article/31157/11-memories-not-so-modern-medicine