From peru with the skull of a Civil War Soldier showing essentially the same type of surgical treatment. We then give the visitor a chance to see the types of tools used. At the end of the exhibit an opportunity to see the types of tools used for modern tpi rehabilitation, which includes, interestingly enough, video games and the Important Role that Service Animals play in helping tbi patients recover and go about their daily lives. So weve come to the third of the three exhibit galleries here at the medical museum and weve moved here to an exhibit on Biomedical Engineering which features this artificial kidney. The kidney here was invented by a dutch physician who developed this technology in nazi occupied holland and the first generation of this device was built using scrap parts from downed german airplanes and left over kitchen utensils. When dr. Kolf moved to the United States he developed this generation of the device and the artificial kidney we have here on display was used at
Charles wilson peel, the for tralt of john boringly that has so many al gore cal references and so many information if you take the time to look and understand it. It just requires bringing a fresh eye and trying to understand what the artist has been has tried to do. This was the second of a twopart look at marn portraits at the National Gallery of art. You can view this and all other American History tv programs at our website, cspan. Org history. American history tv on cspan 3 features the civil war every saturday at 6 00 p. M. And 10 00 p. M. Eastern. Weve covered the war extensively these past five years as many state and National Historic sites and local civil war groups hosted events to mark the wars 150th anniversary. To watch any of these past programs or to find Upcoming Schedule information visit our website, cspan. Org history. This is American History tv, all weekend, every weekend, on cspan 3, and in prime time on weeknights when congress is in reces recess. Each week ame
Thats a big word. 3d stereo lit graphic prints of soldiers injured in the war in iraq. These 3d casts were done at what was then still Walter Reed Medical Center and if you can imagine taking cat scan data and pushing those through a 3d printer, they provide the surgeon a real world model of that soldiers injuries. These were soldiers injured in the war, survived their injuries, were recovering at walter reed and the surgeons used these models to help plan future injuries. So learn what gone could be recovered or discarded, to plan for the prosthetic that might be used to reshape and protect that soldiers skull and then also found themselves limiting the number of surgeries and decreasing the chances of infection and haste thing the recovery of that Service Member and restoring some measure of the quality of life that they deserved. The last feature in the exhibit on innovations in military medicine focuses on walter reed, major walter reed. Walter reed who is known for his work in the
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