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    BATTLEFIELD MEDICINE

    May 13, 2021 4 minutes
    Words by Scott Dutfield

    All throughout history, conflicts around the world have directly affected how civilian medicine has evolved, with countless advancements and inventions born on the battlefield. During his reign from 27 BCE to 14 CE, the Roman emperor Augustus was one of the first to establish military medical academies to train an army of war doctors to treat his fallen soldiers. These Roman surgeons were given practical experience on the battlefield and carried tool kits containing earlier versions of inventions that are still used today, such as scalpels, forceps and tourniquets.

    Dominique Jean Larrey, a French surgeon, is credited with inventing a lightweight horse-drawn wagon to ferry fallen soldiers quickly from the battlefield to receive

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