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Civil War Quiz
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1
When would they apply a tourniquet?
you broke your arm
you lost blood flow
the bleeding would not stop
they were giving an amputation
2
What battle in the Civil War had the most casualties?
Stones River
The Wilderness
Gettysburg
Shiloh
3
What was the number one disease killer in the Civil War?
pneumonia
measles
dysentery
malaria
4
What was number one cause of death in the Civil War?
enemy fire
disease
impure water
bugs (flies, mosquitoes, ticks, lice, maggots, and fleas)
5
What did calomel consist of?
poison
mercury
honey and chalk
honey and chalk with mercury mixed into it
6
Would Civil War medicine most likely heal you or harm you?
heal
harm
7
What would they give soldiers immediately after they were injured to help the shock?
a general anesthetic
moprhine
whiskey
8
What civil war medical tool is this?
bone brush
probe
scalpel
large amputation saw
9
What Civil War surgical tool is this?
straight forceps
tenaculeum
catlin
tourniquet
10
What Civil War nurse later founded the American Red Cross?
Louisa May Alcott
Clara Barton
Mother Angela
Dorothea Dix
11
What civil war medical tool is this?
probe
large amputation saw
scalpel
bone brush
12
What was the fatality rate of having a forearm amputation?
14%
68%
10%
56%
13
What was chloroform?
a medical tool
a general anesthetic
a disease
poison
14
After amputation if you got pyaemia what happened to you?
intense swelling of tissues caused by bacteria
lock-jaw
blood poisoning caused by bacteria
death of soft tissue
15
Approximately how many soldiers died in the Civil War?
620,000
509,000
330,000
897,000
