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Dec 15, 2014 - Learn the gruesome details of President George Washington’s final hours on the 215th anniversary of his death. ... After a series of medical procedures, including the draining of nearly 40 percent of his blood, he died that evening. ... JUDY WOODRUFF: Finally tonight: George ...
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Death of a President - A 200-Year-Old Malpractice Debate ...
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Dec 14, 1999 - George Washington's doctors said the cause was ''inflammatory ... Dr. Morens said, the bloodletting itself probably did not kill Washington.
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A Physician Looks At The Death of Washington - Archiving ...
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On December 12, 1799, President George Washington, still physically robust at 68 ... General Washington was a strong believer in bloodletting, having used it ...
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Patriot Papers - George Washington: A National Treasure
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George Washington in His Last Illness, ... Unfortunately, bloodletting did not help. Doctors ... Colonial Practice of Bloodletting Helped Cause Washington's Death
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A Brief History of Bloodletting - History in the Headlines
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May 30, 2012 - On December 13, 1799, George Washington awoke with a bad sore ... Bloodletting has also been implicated in the death of Charles II, who was ...
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The Complete History & Progression of Bloodletting - Medtech
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In fact, George W George Washington died of bloodletting ashington, the first U.S. president, died after having 3.75 liters of blood removed from his body within a ...
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Bloodletting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bloodletting (or blood-letting) is the withdrawal of blood from a patient to cure or prevent illness .... George Washington asked to be bled heavily after he developed a throat infection from weather exposure. Within a ten-hour period, a total of 124-126 ounces (3.75 liters) of blood was withdrawn prior to his death from a throat ...
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Eighteenth-Century Medical Myths : The Colonial ...
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The eighteenth-century version of the universal cure was bloodletting. In this ... George Washington suffocated to death, and this was caused by his illness not by ...
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Bloodletting, blisters and the mystery of Washington's death ...
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