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Civil War trephination (NCP 3920), National Museum of Health and Medicine

Description: Example of trephination with tool during the Civil War, photographed for exhibit. Photograph by Norman Watkins.

Trephination is a practice of drilling a hole in the skull for medical purposes to treat illness or relieve intracranial pressure.

Date: 1998

Photo ID: NCP 3920

Source Collection: OHA 250: New Contributed Photographs

Repository: National Museum of Health and Medicine, Otis Historical Archives

Related Material: NCP 3653-3691, NCP 3910-3922

Rights: No known restrictions upon publication, physical copy retained by the National Museum of Health and Medicine. Publication and high resolution requests should be directed to NMHM (<a href="http://www.medicalmuseum.mil" rel="nofollow">www.medicalmuseum.mil</a>).
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