Surgical Instruments & Procedures
Today surgical instruments are very sterile and safe and hygienic to use, but back then Egyptians obsidian. Firstly i want to talk about the scalpel. In Egyptian times they used obsidian scalpels and today surgeons are still using obsidian scalpels because they produce a cleaner cut there for less scaring which patients tend to warm to. This shows that if human beings today are still using the materials the Egyptians discovered and used today they must have been very smart. If earlier on we used sterile silver scalpel our cuts would be shaky and leaves lots of scars. It means that today Egyptian's are still influencing on our everyday lives. So if we were to compare the surgical scalpel from ancient Egyptian times to right now, Egyptians use the same materials as we do today. Secondly I want to to talk about the forceps. In ancient times they were also made out of obsidian and used in all surgeries. Doctors and medical researches have found that obsidian used in ancient Egypt is more effective than a normal silver forceps as they are more hygienic and have less of a cut which could prevent infection and having a gaping wound on your body. Thirdly Egyptians covered recently cut open wounds with alcohol to prevent infection, they also dressed the wounds in willow tree bark. This shows that the Egyptians were very resourceful and used what was around them where as today we use the technology such as ipads and the internet to do our research and discover more medical knowledge that we can apply to the ever growing list of patients and diseases. Where as in Egypt if things where unexplained a god was created, so that they could ask the god to help them, also they would use the environment and worked the the limited resources they had. As you can see surgical instruments and procedure from ancient Egypt are still present today in the 21st century hospitals.
Top image shows an array of scalpels from ancient Egypt made of obsidian
source: http://sghshistoryofmedicine.wikispaces.com/Life+in+Ancient+Egypt
Next image down shows an picture of ancient Egyptian forceps also made of obsidian
source: http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broughttolife/objects/display.aspx?id=92149
Image above shows a picture of a modern day scalpel.
source: http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/blogs/daily-beauty-reporter/2010/05/niptuck-meets-americas-most-wa.html
source: http://sghshistoryofmedicine.wikispaces.com/Life+in+Ancient+Egypt
Next image down shows an picture of ancient Egyptian forceps also made of obsidian
source: http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broughttolife/objects/display.aspx?id=92149
Image above shows a picture of a modern day scalpel.
source: http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/blogs/daily-beauty-reporter/2010/05/niptuck-meets-americas-most-wa.html