Chapter
Medical Malpractice in Early America
17:11 - 20:44 (03:33)
Doctors were not skilled at their craft during outbreaks of yellow fever in early America, leading to significant patient deaths.
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The Snake Oil Hustlers and Hand Bones podcast discusses the freewheeling medical environment of the Midwest in which medicine showmen could operate without restraint, and doctors were not especially competent.
17:11 - 18:12 (01:00)
Midwest, Medical Quackery
Summary
The Snake Oil Hustlers and Hand Bones podcast discusses the freewheeling medical environment of the Midwest in which medicine showmen could operate without restraint, and doctors were not especially competent.
ChapterMedical Malpractice in Early America
EpisodeSnake Oil
PodcastMaintenance Phase
Benjamin Rush's treatment of bleeding his patients led to the death of many of his patients, especially during a yellow fever outbreak in Philadelphia, which killed 10% of the population.
18:12 - 19:06 (00:54)
Medical malpractice
Summary
Benjamin Rush's treatment of bleeding his patients led to the death of many of his patients, especially during a yellow fever outbreak in Philadelphia, which killed 10% of the population.
ChapterMedical Malpractice in Early America
EpisodeSnake Oil
PodcastMaintenance Phase
The lack of knowledge about health and sanitation in the past led to appalling conditions.
19:06 - 20:44 (01:37)
Health
Summary
The lack of knowledge about health and sanitation in the past led to appalling conditions. Sewage was dumped on the streets, clothing was caked with manure, and vermin infested even the beds of the wealthy.