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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 9h

We are now taking bookings for the 2025 @rcsed.bsky.social Christmas lecture.

This year we will be joined by emergency medic, Dr Tony Bleetman, who will explore the evolution of pre-hospital care.

This event is open to school pupils from S4+. Please email [email protected] to book your place!

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Join emergency medic, Dr Tony Bleetman, as we explore the evolution of pre-hospital care from horse & cart on the battlefield through to today’s network of critical care helicopters operating in the UK. Tony shares his experiences of delivering trauma care in the field that would then help establish the UK’s first air ambulance unit.
Speaker info
Dr Bleetman is a consultant in emergency medicine, with extensive experience
of leading teams in NHS Trauma Centres and in the Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS). He was awarded the Queen’s Golden & Diamond Jubilee Medals for his work in Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine. He is a senior lecturer at the Centre of Neuroscience, Surgery and Trauma at Queen Mary University of London, and a medical advisor to the Ministry of Defence and the Home Office.
To book a place
Please RSVP to Carl Ronan, c.ronan@rcsed.ac.uk to book places for this exciting event.

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 1d

Next week, our reception area will be undergoing a refurbishment. We will be open as usual with a temporary ticket desk which will be in operation from Friday the 17th of October.

Full information on the changes our visitors will experience can be found here:
museum.rcsed.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

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RCPSG Heritage @rcpsgheritage.bsky.social · 1d

It's #WorldAnatomyDay!

To celebrate here's a stunning woodcut illustration from our first edition of "De Humani Corporis Fabrica" by Andreas Vesalius. Published in 1543 the book was a major breakthrough in the development of modern anatomy.

Anatomical illustration from De Humani Corporis Fabrica. The cadaver is standing in the countryside of Padua, standing side on to the camera in a dramatic pose.

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 2d

This is a Kollmann’s dilator. It would be used to open up a urethra that may have become closed (also known as a stricture). It is inserted into the urethra & the expanding blades are opened like an umbrella. It was invented by German Urologist Arthur Kollmann.

A long curved metal instrument. It has a handle and you can see where the blades would expand out to help remove the blockage.

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 3d

These prosthetic eyes are made from cryolite glass, originally used to make dolls eyes. Their appearance was so life-like that they were also used to make prosthetic eyes.

A wooden tray split into 50 small compartments. In 32 of the compartments are a variety of prosthetic eyes in different shapes and colours.

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 6d

Would you like to join the team?

We are looking for a Lead Visitors Services Assistant!

You can find full details of the job here: cezanneondemand.intervieweb.it/rcsed/jobs/l...

The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday the 20th of October.

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Lucy Hyde @lucyformaldehyde.bsky.social · 6d

Excellent evening yesterday attending the online 'meet the author' event, hosted by @surgeonshall.bsky.social and the brill @anatomicalcat.bsky.social, chatting to the wonderful and inspiring @mollyconisbee.bsky.social about her beautiful book, and all things death studies. Thanks all!

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 7d

Thomas Keith died #OTD in 1895. Keith was famous for the procedure of ovariotomy.
You can read more about Thomas Keith on our blog: surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2023/09/04/t...

A painting of Thomas Keith. He has ginger hair and a long ginger beard. He is dressed all in black and has his right hand resting on a table. His left hand is holding his jacket open. The portrait is quite dark in colour.

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 8d

Hello! You're correct 😊

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 8d

The answer to #WordOnWednesday this week is Scottish Women's Hospitals!

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After being turned away by the British War Office, the French Red Cross and Serbian Government accepted Dr Inglis’ proposition and by the end of the war, 1,500 women had served overseas with the Scottish Women’s Hospitals. They worked in all-female staffed stationary and mobile field hospitals, often close to the front lines.

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 8d

For #WordOnWednesday this week we are looking for a term you will find in our current temporary exhibition . Can you work it out?

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There are 3 words.
The first is made up of 8 letters. The second is made up of 6 letters and the third is made up of 9 letters.
Clues:
·An anagram of iscthots Nowsem Listhapos
·At the outset of WW1, Dr Elsie Inglis led this medical service which the British War Office rejected, stating “My good lady, go home and sit still”.
·Around 1500 women served with the SWH, caring for sick and wounded soldiers and civilians in war zones in France, Russia, Greece, Corsica and Serbia.

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 9d

Hi Eva! You're correct 😊

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 9d

Hello! You're correct- these are artery forceps 😊

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 9d

Hi Andrew! You're correct 😊

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 9d

Hello! You're correct- these are artery forceps! 😊

Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 9d

Hello! You're correct 😊

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 9d

Hi Nicole! You're correct 😊

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 9d

Love the dual use!! 😊

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 9d

Hello! You're correct 😊

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 9d

Hi Hilary! You're correct 😊

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 9d

These are artery forceps used to clamp blood vessels, tissues, or other tiny structures to effectively reduce blood flow during surgery.

#TriviaTuesday

Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 9d

It's time for the first #TriviaTuesday of October!

This week we have these 20th century instruments. They are 22cm in length. Do you know what they are?

A set of two instruments that resemble scissors, They have curved ends.

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 9d

It's time for the first #TriviaTuesday of October!

This week we have these 20th century instruments. They are 22cm in length. Do you know what they are?

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks Lindsey 😊

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 10d

You can hear more about Jessica's journey on our free digital guide on Bloomberg Connects!
guides.bloombergconnects.org/en-US/guide/...

If you have any concerns about your health, please contact your primary health care provider.

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 10d

In 2017, Jessica was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. During a chance visit to the museum she encountered a thyroid with a nodular Goitre. Recently she sat down with our Human Remains Conservator, Cat Irving, to discuss how this visit helped her come to terms with her cancer diagnosis.
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