点评:This two floor museum tucked into an old building in Frederick, Maryland, houses a wonderful series of displays on Civil War Medicine. Jonathan Letterman, M.D. emerges as a hero of modern military medicine, developing the triage system and doubtless saving countless lives of wounded soldiers from both the Union and Confederate armies. Exhibits document 19th Century medical education, Union draft exams, the use of anesthesia, the development of prostheses for amputees and of plastic surgery, the development of ambulances -- a host of medical aspects in a bloody war where more combatants died of disease than on the battlefield. A helpful volunteer retired doctor provided helpful commentary.
Some visitors might find aspects of the exhibition gruesome, but on the whole it's good history and a tribute to medical attempts to save lives and ease suffering. Worth a detour.
翻译:这座两层楼的博物馆坐落在马里兰州弗雷德里克的一座老建筑内,展出了一系列精彩的内战医学展览。医学博士乔纳森·莱特曼 (Jonathan Letterman) 成为现代军事医学的英雄,他开发了分诊系统,无疑挽救了联邦和南部邦军无数受伤士兵的生命。展品记录了 19 世纪的医学教育、联邦选拔考试、麻醉的使用、截肢者假肢的发展和整形手术、救护车的发展——一场血腥战争中的一系列医学方面,这场战争中死于疾病的战斗人员比以往任何时候都多战场。一位乐于助人的志愿者退休医生提供了有用的评论。
有些参观者可能会觉得展览的某些方面很可怕,但总的来说,这是一段美好的历史,也是对拯救生命和减轻痛苦的医学尝试的致敬。值得绕道而行。