Download or read book Bedpans, Bandages & Blood written by John Townsend and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2006 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read this history of hospitals and find out how bedpans, blood, and bandages were a part of medical history. Learn why maggots are used in hospitals. Discover where people in ancient times went when they were ill. Read these real-life stories and fascinating news reports to learn how hospitals and medical treatment has changed throughout the years. Eye-catching photographs help you visualize medical treatment and conditions in this painful history of medicine book.