(October 12, 2014 at 10:42 pm)TaraJo Wrote:(October 12, 2014 at 10:31 pm)Beccs Wrote: Wait until you're in and they bring out the leeches and maggots.
Yes, they are legit treatments.
I know maggots can help eat away necrotized tissue, but I didn't know leeches were still a legitimate medical treatment anymore.
Leeches are often the best option for safely removing congested blood from a wound. Some ancient and folk treatments have value in the modern world.
Others should be forgotten completely.
Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni:
"You did WHAT? With WHO? WHERE???"