In this time of peril, the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793, I as a doctor am observing different treatments for Yellow Fever. In the city of Philadelphia, thousands of men women and children alike are dying of this nightmare come true. I will do as King George II says and make sure that should this happen in England, we’ll be ready Are the French doctors or the Philadelphia doctors better? They are similar, yet so different! What to chose what to choose… I will write the similarities and differences and from that information, I will figure out which is the best.
The two ways to treat Yellow Fever are similar in these ways. First of all, they both use pain killing syrups and drinks, and encourage drinking fluids. The fluids include coffee and …show more content…
To start, the largest difference is the Philadelphia doctors, mostly Dr. Rush, believe in bleeding the patients, whereas the French doctors believe that bleeding is more likely to kill then the pestilence itself. The French solution? Some coffee and tea, if the patient can keep it down.The second difference is some Philadelphia doctors “blister” victims. This includes rubbing crushed Spanish Fly Beetles on their skin until it blisters. French doctors would never dream of blistering a single person, and their treatment includes cooling down temperature with cool rags and baths. Some American doctors, including Dr. Benjamin Duffield, tell you to dump dirt 2 two inches high into the sickroom, ask any French doctor about that and they will say it’s balderdash. The French doctors will suggest that they are taken to a hospital where they can get better care. Finally, the Philadelphia doctors say to soak the sheets, hands and feet of the victim in vinegar. Any French doctor would say that that works about as well as eating soup with a fork. The French would give you some weak chicken broth and if you kept that down some rice. In the Bush Hill hospital, the French doctors never use vinegar. They use cool sheets and fever-reducing
The two ways to treat Yellow Fever are similar in these ways. First of all, they both use pain killing syrups and drinks, and encourage drinking fluids. The fluids include coffee and …show more content…
To start, the largest difference is the Philadelphia doctors, mostly Dr. Rush, believe in bleeding the patients, whereas the French doctors believe that bleeding is more likely to kill then the pestilence itself. The French solution? Some coffee and tea, if the patient can keep it down.The second difference is some Philadelphia doctors “blister” victims. This includes rubbing crushed Spanish Fly Beetles on their skin until it blisters. French doctors would never dream of blistering a single person, and their treatment includes cooling down temperature with cool rags and baths. Some American doctors, including Dr. Benjamin Duffield, tell you to dump dirt 2 two inches high into the sickroom, ask any French doctor about that and they will say it’s balderdash. The French doctors will suggest that they are taken to a hospital where they can get better care. Finally, the Philadelphia doctors say to soak the sheets, hands and feet of the victim in vinegar. Any French doctor would say that that works about as well as eating soup with a fork. The French would give you some weak chicken broth and if you kept that down some rice. In the Bush Hill hospital, the French doctors never use vinegar. They use cool sheets and fever-reducing