Doctors React To Horrifying Old Medical Devices

My friend, Dr. Alok Patel, swung by to take a look at the medical devices of yore. I can't believe how lucky we are to live in the era we do with our modern medical treatments, because the way they used to do things in the past was unbelievable. We were presented with a nameless image of an old medical device and had to try and figure out exactly what it was used for. Some of these things, like the dental key or lithotome, were the best they could with at the time and led to extremely painful procedures. Other devices like the tobacco smoke enema and Jedi Helmet didn't survive modern advancements in technology. Then there is the Scold's Bridle, which... man...how could this thing EVER have existed? Which of these things spooked you the most? Any more devices you want me to look at? Let me know down below!

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[ShortHax]

Some day, people in the future will see our current medical technology with the same horror that we see technology from centuries ago

[ekuLsemaN]

*Thing that obviously causes insane amounts of pain*
Dr. Patel: "COOL"
😂🤣

[ilya.petersen]

My grandmother was dr. Kolff's secretary, she was so proud to have been so close to the development of the first artificial kidney.

[MsSmontalvo]

My mom, to this day, still has a scar on her arm from getting that weird, pressurized vaccination when she was a little kid. I remember she told me once that it absolutely hurt like crazy! This vid was... Disturbingly fascinating..

[taramightystar]

The fact that we do a huge number of gynecological procedures without any anesthesia because “the cervix has not nerve endings” is probably something we will be looking back at with some side eye in the future. At least I hope so.

[tanishasarup]

Dr mike and dr. Alok’s accent when impersonating dentists from their respect countries had me literally laughing out loud😂😂 highlight of the video for me

[stacycamacho]

I am glad my OB doctor does local anesthesia for: IUDs and Hopefully we will see more doctors utilizing something, because I hear placing IUD's are actually painful.

[ajwise]

Someday, people will (hopefully!) look back in horror with some (most) of the "treatments" of autism - ABA, shocking us, etc. I hope we continue to move toward acceptance of differences and someday look at that with the horror it deserves.

[hassaan]

i have NEVER felt so grateful about living in today's world. Thanks

putting a blade in a urethra one was just....

[rllz]

“Dude do you see what I’m saying”
“No no I dont and I don’t really want too”
Has me dead 😭😂😂

[DD-oivh]

2:42 is this where the phrase “don’t blow smoke up my a$$!” came from?! 😂

[Erichev]

I joined the Air Force in 1992. When I was in basic training they were still using the auto injector for vaccines. The nurse stood there and we all stepped up and got our injections. We were told don't move and it won't draw blood. Those that moved got a small dot of blood. Not moving it felt like a bee sting. You still massaged it to help with swelling.

[suzanneirving]

My mom remembered when x-rays first came out they were used in …get this……shoe stores. Really! You tried on a pair of shoes and put your foot into the machine and then you could see how the fit was. Especially great for parents to see how much room there was for the kids foot to grow.

[elizabethm]

I always like to point out that our method for diagnosing people with POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) is strapping the person to a table and tilting them up until they pass out (aka the tilt table test) so we’re not entirely past the “torture” phase of medicine yet

[theelectricmermaid]

My brother was one of those physicists in the room, and wrote the computer code for the machines that take an MRI and then treat with radiation shortly after. He left a pretty cool legacy.

[FIZZGIG-RARF]

Dang, I wish I had had Dr Patel as my pediatrician! He's also a wonderful addition to the channel!❤😂

[andreavelasquez]

I'm considering showing this to my students in my Physics and Human Health elective class.. I think they'll definitely enjoy it!

[cyl]

There is one man still living in an iron lung. He has a documentary and book. He is really amazing.

[NeuroSpicy_Priestess]

him talking about the dentist office treasure box sparked a core memory for me. When I had my braces at 15-16, after every visit, they had a teenage treasure box that I'd get something from. When I got my braces off, the Dentist got me a nails polish and design set. She always tried to match my braces rubber bands with the nails that I had on that week. She always complimented them so it made me happy to get that as a gift.

[lubieknajpki]

Omg I love Dr. Alok and you, u guys make such a nice charismatic duo ;D