was surgery a invention
In the 16th century syringes were used to irrigate wounds with wine. In the 18th century surgery did make some progress. The famous 18th century surgeon John Hunter (1728-1793) is sometimes called the Father of Modern Surgery. He invented new procedures such as tracheotomy. In 1792 a Frenchman named Dominique-Jean Larrey created the first ambulance service for wounded men.