num_pages: 264
description: With anecdotes from three centuries, Dr. Donald A. Johnson shatters the physician facade with a hilarious look at mishaps, bizarre treatments, malaprops and malfunctions in American medicine. Here are a few • A trick used by midwives to bring on childbirth was to blow snuff up the expectant mother’s nose, causing her to sneeze. (Page 37) • The husband of a sick woman became concerned when the doctor came out of her room several times asking for a small piece of wire with a hook, a pair of pliers and a small hammer. When the husband asked what was wrong with his wife, the doctor replied, "I don’t know. I haven’t been able to get my bag open." (Page 97) • A surgeon once prayed with a patient in his room, asking God’s help in the next morning’s operation. The patient promptly cancelled the surgery, saying, "If you need that much help, I need another surgeon." (Page 182) • When a man was having a heart attack, his son tried to give him CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) but didn’t know how. In desperation, the son finally grabbed a toilet plunger and used it vigorously on the chest, bringing his father back to life. (Page 206)
language: English
title: The Humor Of Healing: An Amusing History of American Medicine
titlecomplete: The Humor Of Healing: An Amusing History of American Medicine
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Badger Books Llc