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The first war in which wide-scale use of anesthetics occurred was the Civil War, and 80% of all wounds were in the extremities.
The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, more than 50 million Americans have some kind of food allergy. Food allergies affect between 4 and 6% of children, and 4% of adults, according to the CDC. The most common food allergies include shellfish, peanuts, walnuts, fish, eggs, milk, and soy.