Wounded Soldiers In Washington DC

Veterans. Those people are the reason why we are living and free. Don’t you ever think about the wounded veterans that put their whole life on the line for you to be safe? For their sacrifices they deserve the best and we can help by donating to wounded warrior project. The wounded troops should have the help to overcome their physical and mental obstacles. I Joey Drana believe that wounded warrior project is one of the best charities to donate to.

The Civil War had a tremendous death toll. In fact, it had more deaths than any of the previous wars combined. At the time, it was thought that the soldiers in battle died from the wounds or amputations they received. The true cause of death came from disease. These harsh conditions were contributed by unqualified doctors and non-sterile equipment. During the Civil War, the true issue was not only the wounds received in battle but the infectious diseases that ultimately led to the soldier’s death. When this was discovered, doctors knew some action needed to take place. Hospitals and sanitation standards were improved. The Civil War contributed to an evolution of medicine and how to combat victims plagued with disease.

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These military hospitals were prone for infectious diseases that was detrimental to their health. Soldiers would come off the battlefield with “measles, smallpox, typhoid, and malaria” the list goes on. It was easy for nurse to contract these disease because the military hospital were so overcrowded and had poor ventilation. Military nurses did not let that stop them from taking care of soldiers. Women would work all hours of the night making sure the wounded and ill soldiers had the best care. It was their duty to see after the soldiers and they were proud of

For as long as there have been wars, there have been warriors who survive — and yet become as much casualties of battle as those who died (Blair). Founded in 2003 in Roanoke, Virginia, by a group of veterans and friends the Wounded Warrior Project took action to help the injured service men and women of this generation. The mission of the WWP is to honor and empower wounded warriors who incurred a physical or mental injury, illness or wound, co-incident to their military service on or after September 11, 2001. The vision of the project is to foster the most successful, well-adjusted generation of wounded service members in our nation’s history. The project has three purposes: to raise awareness and enlist the

During the Civil War, they had to have many medicines, operations, and surgeries done to themselves or others in order to survive (Jenny Goellnitz, Paragraph 1). Some of these medicines we still use today. Medical technology and scientific knowledge have changed dramatically since the Civil War, but the basic principles of military health care remain the same. The deadliest thing that faced the Civil War soldier was disease. For every soldier who died in battle, two died from disease.

Many physicians and caregivers were very hard to find, especially with proper training. In the barracks, the military was contained in a closed space, had poor hygiene, and all of these components led to the spread of disease and infection (Health and Medicine in Revolutionary America, n.d.). As reported by Dosespot, when living the life of a soldier in the American Revolution, you had a higher chance of dying in a hospital than in the battlefield. According to statistics, there was a 75% percent chance that you would survive treatment from a wound or illness if you seek treatment in a hospital. Though, there was a 98% chance that you live through a battle.

In the Battle of Gettysburg that took place on July 1, 1863, and ended on July 3, many casualties and injuries resulted from the fighting between those few days, leading to the victory of the Union Army. As mentioned in the Killer Angels, the hospitals were tents where soldiers were treated for their wounds on the battlefield, in the view of anyone and everyone. Amputations were almost every physician’s immediate response to bullet wounds shattering bones, amongst other types of injuries. Medicine was not as advanced back then as it is now, especially in the battlefield. Often, physicians and other medical professionals did not use proper hygienic techniques, which led to further complications due to bacteria and

They didn’t know about germs or anything like that. All they knew was that people were getting sick and dying, about 2/3 of people died from disease (civilwar.org). They didn’t even keep hospital reports until later in the war. Probably the most important nurse in this time was Clara Barton, she was also known as an angel. For instance she was the founder of the American Red Cross in 1881. She was the one who also wanted to clean up the horrible, terrible mess of the hospital (civilwar.org). Example they started to clean themselves and their equipment more often. Also they cleaned up the limb pile, and they started to keep records of their patients’ and what they did to them. Lastly they started to give their patients’ clean bandages and they gave them more water. Giving them more water just helped them stay more hydrated thus making them heal faster. There were three categories of wounded soldiers. There was mortally wounded, slightly wounded, and surgical case (civilwar.org). For instance if they got hurt on the battlefield they wound be given whiskey to help sooth the pain. Well at least until they got to a hospital. The Union army could get to the hospital by horseback or train, while the Confederate army only had horseback. For the Union army there was about 10,000 doctors, while for the Confederate army there was about 4,000. They treated about 10,000,000 people during the civil war (pacivilwar150.com). Their assistants were the ones who gave them their equipment, and they were the ones who had the chloroform. One of the military hospitals were called Fairfax Seminary and it housed over 1,700 sick and wounded soldiers right when it opened

The pictures also notes that this is “ George Washington presenting Congressional Committee to soldiers at Valley Forge. The committee of five Congressmen stayed several weeks and was helpful in getting more food and clothing to the soldiers.” This was our moment of hope and probably the happiest moment at Valley Forge. This made more of us want to stay but some still want to leave and others are actually leaving. This is the moment where you should really decide if you want to stay or

At the time, medicine in both countries (truthfully worldwide) was still very primitive. There were surgeons who were part of the military, and medics were very sought after. There was little they could do to help, however. According to the Memoirs of General William T. Sherman, “the great majority of wounds and of sickness should be treated by the regimental surgeon,” (Sherman 393). The treatment given back then to a wound from a gunshot wound was amputation without anesthesia- as it would not be invented yet for about a century- and after surgery, doctors did not wash their hands or instruments, exponentially increasing the likelihood of infection of a wound and lowering the likelihood of survival. The Union had an advantage in this, though not due to superior doctors or medicine. The Union had roughly four and a half times as many citizens as the

History.com Staff 2010 found that, “It was not until 1861 that the federal government agreed to create “a preventive hygienic and sanitary service for the benefit of the army” called the United States Sanitary Commission”. Cassie Barrow 2010 found, “In 1862 the confederate states of America passed the “matron” law allowing all able-bodied men to be on the battle fields leaving doctors to attend to patients”. This new law enabled Phoebe Pember to become a matron at Chimborazo Military Hospital in Richmond, which at the time was the largest hospital in the world. Sallie Thompkins was one of the founders of Chimborazo Military Hospital in Richmond along with Judge John Robertson who allowed Thompkins to convert his downtown home into a private hospital to allow more space for the injured. One of the Another major contributor to evolving healthcare is Dorothea L. Dix a superintendent of army nurses, and also an activist in recruiting women nurses whom would not distract the soldiers with their personal femininity. Her requirements for hired nurses was that they must be over thirty years old, dressed plainly and not wear personal attractions. Dix

The Civil War had many impacts on Washington not only with being nearly on the border of the Union and the Confederacy, but with the internal structure of the city as well. The Civil War incited changes that those who were a part of the Confederacy didn’t want to happen. Throughout the war there was a level of corruption began to form within the government of the nation’s capital, & a new form of sabotage within the war came about. For many, there was a formation of a life threatening addiction to opiates, alcohol, & other drugs. Although war may seem like a beneficial thing at the time, there are many drawbacks to it, of which I will explain the above relating to their impact on Washington.

Medical and surgical treatment was not as advanced as it is today. Imagine bleeding or having a cut while suffering through the pain and passing out while getting treated. During the period of the Revolutionary War, most deaths occurred due to an illness rather than soldiers being in a combat. Smallpox, dysentery, pneumonia, and fever are the illnesses that caused many deaths. This happened because of the unsanitary conditions and untrained medical staff. Women mainly had medical knowledge so they were responsible for the healthcare of the family. These mothers served as doctors even though they only had been trained by past mothers.

The Wounded Warrior Project founded in 2003, in Roanoke, Virginia by John Melia, to help warriors make a successful and beneficial transition to life after their injuries. This program serves all veterans with any mental or physical illness, injuries, and/or wounds before and on 11 September 2001. The Wounded Warrior Project has many different programs for the wounded warriors and their families. They also have grants that can help with all organizations who seek to help out any wounded warrior.