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Would like to hear from reenactors who do a Legionary Doctor impression about the kit they use.
I am guessing that it would consist of;
Medical Instrument Set
Linen and wool Bandages
Mortar and Pestle
Wood case with glassware for liquids and small boxes and bags for herbs
Metal ware pots for boiling water and herb preparation
Small Fire grate
Spoons and bowls
Cords for tourniquets
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Yikes! :oops: :!: :lol:
M. Demetrius Abicio
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It's fun to have a trepanning drill, if you can get or make one. That and a couching needle for eyeball surgery are great for cringes and gross-outs. But what REALLY gets them is a simple length of brass tubing, slightly S-curved, for a urethral catheter--THAT makes them cringe!
Oh, remember to have a supply of lead powder and mercury!
Matthew
Matthew Amt (Quintus)
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Our surgeon also has a bone-saw, which gets plenty of reaction from the audience at the Higgins Armory Museum.
Quinton Johansen
Marcus Quintius Clavus, Optio Secundae Pili Prioris Legionis III Cyrenaicae
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Don't forget the cauterys and a couple of retractor hooks. That always gets a nice reaction during a demonstration...a nice sizzle, bit of smoke and the smell of burning flesh usually sees a few faces go pale.
But then it's not a good surgery demo unless you've had a couple of fainters. :twisted:
A set of those toothed forceps that can be used for crushing either uvulas or hemorrhoids usual provoke a reaction too...although I've not worked out a way of demonstrating those on a life patient yet.
"Medicus" Matt Bunker
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I've seen excellent pieces by Markus Neidthard (replik.de ) and Theo Andela (frisius-f.de ).
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My kit was made by various bods, some of it custom made. The 'off the shelf stuff' was either from Steve Wagstaff (UK trader, no website but can provide contact details as he can supply everything from cataract lances to a speculum) or Holger.
Holger's got some nice medical bits on his website at the moment. Under 'Roman - Other Items'
[url:2xqi227y]http://www.hr-replikate.de/[/url]
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Ave to All,
Thanks for the information. Jaqui and I are busy on a number of, unfortunately, mundane things right now. We are, however keeping an interest in this particular field of medicine.
Gotta scoot, works calls
Salve,
Vitruvius....a.k.a. Larry Mager
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Ave all,
My Lady Antonia (my best half Jaqui) wanted me to suggest clamps that can be used as retractors or retractors and if needed, she will provide a list of herbs and prepared meds that would have been in common use during any specific period one might need as this area is a favourite hobby of hers for sometime.....considering she is studying to become a nurse-practioner. I will P.M. those of you who are willing to give us the addresses for the medical tools. Cinnabar would have been used for the Mercury preparation as it was easy to obtain considering it was being mined in ESpain usually in conjunction with iron or silver ore at the time. The sulfur content would have made it unusually effective in wound treatment and as a side note, has been used for at least 2000 years for the extraction of gold from its matrix rock. Hope this helps,
Salve,
Vitruvius a.k.a. Larry Mager
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In our group we have 2 kits a large comprehensive kit a bit of everything and a what I did for myself a field kit. As the above surgestions are great for the eye watering effect
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This is my field kit I dont have a ready pic of our main kit
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Caratacvs
Centvrio Princeps Brennivs COH I Dacorivm (Roma Antiqvia)
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Maximio from the RMRS does a great field surgeon impression at events, blood and all.
Visne partem mei capere? Comminus agamus! * Me semper rogo, Quid faceret Iulius Caesar? * Confidence is a good thing! Overconfidence is too much of a good thing.
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The legio nona hispana has one legionary doctor (he is a real doctor in fact), and their public shows about trepanations are famous :mrgreen:
Javier Sanchez
"A tomb now suffices him for whom the whole world was not sufficient"
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