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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsNicholas Senn: The Doctor Who Blew Hydrogen Gas Up His Patient's Asses
Say, you get shot in the stomach. You go to a doctor. The doctor pulls down your pants and starts pumping hydrogen gas up your ass. Then he sets you on fire. Sounds familiar? No? Then youve been going to the wrong doctor.
Let me introduce you to Dr. Nicholas Senn, an American surgeon and founder of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. He was the president of the American Medical Association in 189798 and the chief surgeon of the Sixth Army Corps during the SpanishAmerican War in 1898
One of those "Believe it or Not" stories. Interesting read:
https://www.amusingplanet.com/2020/02/nicholas-senn-doctor-who-blew-hydrogen.html
Just_Vote_Dem
(2,813 posts)"Up your ass with Mobil Gas"
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)mopinko
(70,144 posts)i knew there was some military bit, and had a vague whiff of medicine, but that's about it.
embarrassing, as my oldest went there.
Yavin4
(35,443 posts)"The Blazing Farts"