He was a french surgeon
official royal surgeon for henry II and III, charles and charles XI, and francis II
leader in battlefield medicine
"i bandaged him and God healed him" a quote to summarize his work
he published a book "the method of curing wounds caused by arquebus and fire arms"
introduced the legeture of arteries instead of culturizing and amputation
designed the beckdecorbin crow's beak
believed that phantom pains are cured in the brain and not in the limbs
he was an important figure in childbirth
showed how to deliver the baby safely instead of having to kill it
introduced the lancine of infants gums, which usually led to death
studied by jaquise guatemalu who translated his work to latin
accepted to the royal service under henry II but he was unable to fix him
stayed under service of the kings until he died
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