The Sawbones Book : The Hilarious, Horrifying Road to Modern Medicine
2020·232 pages
A humorous yet horrifying exploration of medical history's bizarre and gruesome past.
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New for 2020! Join the 750,000 listeners of the Sawbones Podcast as Dr Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin humorously discuss centuries of medical myths, mishaps and mayhem, including modern day medicine and pandemics. Newly revised and updated for 2020, this new Paperback edition of the bestselling Sawbones Book gives you a fascinating, horrifying, funny and memorable tour through centuries of medical experimentation and practice (and sometimes malpractice). Learn about trepanation, the COVID...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Brief mentions of sexual health topics like erectile dysfunction.
Violence & gore
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Frequent graphic descriptions of medical procedures, body horror, and historical malpractice.
Profanity
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Mild language used sparingly for humor.
Substance use
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Discussions of historical drug use like opium, often cautionary.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources.
Religious content
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Brief mentions of historical medical practices tied to religion.
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic depicted.
Occult / demonology
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No real-world occult content depicted.
Political content
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Light commentary on historical social and medical policies.
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources.
Abuse & suffering
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Accounts of historical medical abuse and patient suffering.
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