{"product_id":"bleed-blister-puke-and-purge-the-dirty-secrets-behind-early-american-medicine-9781942186502","title":"Bleed, Blister, Puke, and Purge: The Dirty Secrets Behind Early American Medicine","description":"\u003cp\u003eRiots over the medical use of cadavers, public access to institutions for the insane, and full-blown surgeries without the aid of anesthetics or painkillers. Welcome to the middle ages of American medicine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBleed, Blister, Puke, and Purge\u003c\/em\u003e exposes the extraordinary practices and major players of American medical history, from America's colonial era to the late 1800s. It's hard to believe that today's cutting-edge medicine originated from such crude beginnings, but this book reminds us to be grateful for today's medical care, while also raising the question: what current medical practices will be the horrors of tomorrow?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zest Books (Tm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942186502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.30d","brand":"J. Marin Younker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52774165545141,"sku":"9781942186502","price":11.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bleed-blister-puke-and-purge-the-dirty-secrets-behind-early-american-medicine-9781942186502","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}