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The Edwin Smith papyrus is the world's oldest surviving surgical document. Written in hieratic script in ancient Egypt around 1600 B.C., the text describes anatomical observations and the examination, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of 48 types of medical problems in exquisite detail. Among the treatments described are closing wounds with sutures, preventing and curing infection with honey and moldy bread, stopping bleeding with raw meat, and immobilization of head and spinal cord injuries. Translated in 1930, the document reveals the sophistication and practicality of ancient Egyptian medicine. Plate 6 and 7 of the papyrus, pictured here, discuss facial trauma.
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10-3-07 |
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Jeff Dahl |
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| current | 02:54, 4 October 2007 | 2,550×1,954 (1.95 MB) | Jeff Dahl | (cleanup {{pd-old}}) |
| 02:52, 4 October 2007 | 2,550×1,954 (1.95 MB) | Jeff Dahl | ({{Information |Description=Cleaned up version of Image:EdSmPaPlateVIandVIIPrintsx.jpg, available {{pd-old}} |Source=self-made |Date=10-3-07 |Author= Jeff Dahl }} ) |
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| Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
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| Software used | Adobe Photoshop 7.0 |
| File change date and time | 21:53, 3 October 2007 |
| Colour space | 65535 |
