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This Won't Hurt a Bit: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 05/15/2007 - 10:51pm.
Dissection room, American University of Beirut, Lebanon. Circa 1936. View full size. American Colony of Jerusalem Photo Dept.
Anatomy lab
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 4:20pm.
Dave, did you see my comment under Anatomy Class 1905? Well, this 1936 photo, while 30 years before my experience, is not very much different.....we had no gloves, never a thought of them, no masks (would have been nice). Amazing that 30 years later anatomy lab in the USA was so similar to Beirut.
Carrol
[Yes, amazing. Back when I was a student at the UF College of Dentistry in the early 1980s I took Gross Anatomy (hi, Dr. Larkin). I remember that formaldehyde smell and how the fumes made my eyes water. We did have gloves. Also a big green plastic watering can from Sears, with a flower on it, that we used to moisten the cadavers at the end of each class. - Dave]
Cleanliness is next to Godliness
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 3:43pm.
Not a latex glove in sight... Better wash up before lunch break!
[We thought we'd eat in the lab today. Now what looks good? - Dave]
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