Paul ANGHEL (1869 – 1937) - a reputed surgeon, an empathetic teacher and a poetic spirit

Paul Anghel was an outstanding surgeon of the Iași Faculty of Medicine illustrating its first decennia of existence. He contributed to the development of the Romanian medical school by his activity and disciples. Trained in Iasi, Bucharest and also in Paris, as was the case with many of his remarkable compatriots, Anghel practiced general surgery but specialized in orthopedics, where his creative mind and experience enabled him to imagine and achieve new surgical techniques, including bone transplant, and prosthetic devices. He was a university professor at the Iași Faculty of Medicine, head of clinic at the ‟St. Spyridon” Hospital in the same city and member of important scientific societies. Dr. Anghel equally dealt with basic topics such as antisepsis and asepsis, wound treatment and war medicine that continued to be main concerns at the dawn of the XX-th century. A silent introspect with a poetic spirit, a cultivated and knowledgeable analyst of his time, Paul Anghel was interested in medical history, too. His scientific reviews always included retrospective glances into history. He pointed out some aspects of the history of the Faculty of Medicine of Iași and of the national medical tradition, and sketched the portraits of several Romanian medical and cultural personalities, proving his affective attachment to their memory. A skilled doctor, an innovative specialist, an empathetic teacher, and an emotional character, Professor Anghel was awarded medals and orders in recognition of his human qualities and civic involvement. He remained a personality of the Iași surgical school, a forerunner of modern orthopedics in his country and a role model.

From No Man’s Land to Auxiliary Hospital

This chapter revisits the chain of evacuation from the perspective of how RAMC Other Ranks’ work was influenced by strategic and technological changes in practice, both military and medical, as they developed over the course of the war. By exploring how such change over time affected the working practices of the men of the RAMC, it interrogates the question of whether the war was good for medicine from the perspective of the non-professional male medical care provider. In doing so, it contributes to wider debates over the relationship between war, medicine, and modernity, suggesting that many of the aspects of change associated with progression had a more ambiguous impact on the lived experiences of the men whose practice they shaped. This ambiguity was reflected in the impact that such developments had on the status of the ranks of the RAMC as both care providers and servicemen throughout the war.

Understanding of Calveria Marmas w.s.r. Sirogata Marmas - An Modern Prospective

The word Marma (Vital Area) was first time described in the Hindu scripture Atharvana Veda. During the Vedic period, the knowledge of the human body was important part of military science. The knowledge was applied in war, medicine and surgery. The science of Marma was developed by physicians and surgeons of Vedic period to prevent death and treat the people suffering from trauma and also to attach on enemy in war. However, there are some narration in Ayurvedic texts which indicates the therapeutic fact of marma such as, The effect of massage and medicines applied to foot sole are carried by special Siras to nourished the eyes, therefore one willing to get good eyesight and health should protect the sole. Urdhavajatrugata part is a very important part of the body and Shiro (head) is most important part as told by Acharya Charka and referred as Uttamanga because it contains all the five intellectual senses and seat of Prana (vital energy). Sirogata Marmas are either Vaikalyakara (causes deformity) or Sadhyapranahara (lead sudden death), so it is important to know the constituents and position of Marma to protect from injury with the help of modern anatomy expertise. In this article it has been tried to explore structure forming the vital point for better understanding about marma pathology and treatment in present scinerio.