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Fri Oct 15 04:51:39 BST 2010

I understand that side of the issue, although I've found copious
quantities of pictures of field hospitals ("semi-mobile" in the
terminology of the day) with electric lights.  That is part of why the
discussion that sparked this question (pun intended) was taking place.

Steve

On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 11:46 PM,  <Krin135 at aol.com> wrote:
> It would have been available in the fixed or stabilized facilities.  Having
> worked with Field Hospital, MASH and Division Clearing Station units in
> the 1980s and 90s, it would be difficult to imagine forward surgical units in
> the 1940s having stable enough electric supplies to support Bovie class
> units.
>
> ck
>
>
> In a message dated 10/14/10 22:38:13 Central Daylight Time,
> stephen.richey at gmail.com writes:
>
> Thanks  for the input....and fast at that.  The subject came up during
> a  discussion about trauma surgery during WWII and whether cauteries
> were in  use in the European theater with forward surgical units.  I've
> never  seen anything one way or the other on the subject.
>
> On Thu, Oct 14, 2010  at 11:32 PM,  <Krin135 at aol.com> wrote:
>> double check this,  but wiki indicates:
>>
>> Development of the first commercial  electrosurgical device is credited to
>> Dr. _William  T.  Bovie_
>>
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Bovie&action=edit&redlink=1)  , who worked on it from 1914 to 1927 while
>> employed at _Harvard  University_
>> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University)  _[8]_
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrosurgery#cite_note-mccauley-7)
>>  _[9]_  (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrosurgery#cite_note-pollack-8)
>> The  first use of an electrosurgical generator in operating room occurred
>  on
>> October 1, _1926_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1926) . The  surgery was
>> performed by Dr. _Harvey Cushing_
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Cushing) .
>>
>> I"m betting  that it became popular pretty quickly, as it beat the heck
> out
>> of free  tying forty or more little bleeders for a midline lap  incision.
>>
>> ck
>>
>>
>> In a message dated  10/14/10 22:29:08 Central Daylight Time,
>> stephen.richey at gmail.com  writes:
>>
>> Does  anyone happen to know when the electric  cautery was introduced
>> and became  commonly used?
>>
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