Gold Rush Medicine
- Episode aired May 12, 2008
- 28m
At Sutter's Fort, which had a hospital since 1840, Huell learns about Gold Rush-era medical care. Few actual doctors were available and those seeking treatment may have seen midwives, nurses... Read allAt Sutter's Fort, which had a hospital since 1840, Huell learns about Gold Rush-era medical care. Few actual doctors were available and those seeking treatment may have seen midwives, nurses, herbalists, or charlatans selling snake oil.At Sutter's Fort, which had a hospital since 1840, Huell learns about Gold Rush-era medical care. Few actual doctors were available and those seeking treatment may have seen midwives, nurses, herbalists, or charlatans selling snake oil.