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By Garet Gorge, and Ben Peacock
What was medical care at the boarding schools?
What would they do if the Indian children broke their bones?
Usually they would they take they kids that have acquired the injury and have them meet a physician they would very carefully remove any dress/clothing and wrap a split around the broken bone and would not remove the split until the injury was fully healed. Usually they would not use high teach gear for the indian schools.
Did they take Blood types
Did they take Blood types
No they did not. Blood types were not discovered until 1900 in Australia and it took a while before Americans new about it and most boarding schools already had kids enrolled in schools so they really didnot want to spend money on taking blood types.
How common was breaking bones
How common was breaking bones
It was common to break your bones as a young men as shown in a study 1,730 in 1447 men as women 1,164 in 1,035 in women according to National Library of Medicine.
Did bring a doctor for field trips
Did bring a doctor for field trips
No. Staff members were not allowed to take their students on field trips. Sometimes the school would sometimes let their kids on field trips but they were usually very close. If they went on a long far field trip, the teacher would usually know basic first aid care.
How healthy was the food.
How healthy was the food.
They used a lot of wheat, corn, barley, and beans for their food. Usally the food was not bad and healthy but some of their food would go stale.
What was the most common dieseas in boarding schools
What was the most common dieseas in boarding schools
One of the most common diseases are tuberculosis, influenza, and trachoma, a contagious eye infection. Other popular diseases were measles, chickenpox, mumps, and smallpox.
How good did they take care of their horses
How good did they take care of their horses
The horses were treated fairly well. Fed just about every day and were groomed and ridden by some kids off and on. They were treated well. (National library of Medicine)
What were the symptoms of tuberculosis
What were the symptoms of tuberculosis
The usual symptoms of TB include feeling sickness weakness, loss of weight, and sweating at night. Also coughing, coughing up blood, and chest pain. (CDCP.gov)
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