Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology [Illustrated]

This edition features
• illustrated with 124 figures
• a linked Table of Contents, linked Footnotes and Notes

CONTENTS
Preface

Introduction

Sources

Bleeding: The History
How Much Blood to Take
When to Bleed
Barber-Surgeons
Bloodletting and the Scientific Revolution
Instrumentation and Techniques
Spring Lancets
The Decline of Bleeding

Cupping
Early Cupping Instruments
Instruments of the Professional Cupper
Cupping Procedure
Nineteenth Century Attempts to Improve Cupping Technology
Dry Cupping
Breast Cupping
The Decline of Cupping

Leeching
Leeches
Artificial Leeches

Veterinary Bloodletting

Physical Analysis of Artifacts

Catalog of Bloodletting Instruments
Phlebotomy
Flint and Thumb Lancets
Spring Lancets
Bleeding Bowls
Extra Blades and Cases
Cupping
Scarificators
Cups
Cupping Sets
Cupping Apparatus
Breast Pumps
Leeching
Veterinary Bloodletting
Fleams
Spring Lancets
Related Artifacts

Notes

List of Trade Catalogs Consulted

Figures 26-124