Scary surgical tools from history !

[Gustavo]

http://www.surgicaltechnologists.net/blog/20-scary-old-school-surgical-tools

Cripes ! I'm glad I'm around now with anaesthetic readily available.

 

[mono217]

The tobacco enema was used to infuse tobacco smoke into a patient's rectum for various medical purposes, primarily the resuscitation of drowning victims. A rectal tube inserted into the anus was connected to a fumigator and bellows that forced the smoke towards the rectum. The warmth of the smoke was thought to promote respiration, but doubts about the credibility of tobacco enemas led to the popular phrase "blow smoke up one's ass."

Funny

 

[freddielong]

Wow I actually feel sick

They are scary

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Think some of the surgeons where I work still use these

 

[viscount17]

not only without anaesthetic but most surgeons then wouldn't even wash between patients (or do I mean victims?) and often would operate having come straight from the street.