Surgical interventions at the time of World War I were a direct result of the new technology of the Industrial Revolution; these surgical advances struggled to repair the horrific wounds suffered by soldiers from the sophisticated new weapons. "Every war stimulates medical research. It's sad, but true," said Frank Freemon. Although many soldiers died during attempts at reconstructive surgery and cesarean sections, experimentation in surgical fields improved conditions and advanced science, as well as developed new professions in surgery. During this time, surgery was becoming increasingly successful by leaps and bounds, attempting to overcome soldier-killing problems such as hemorrhage, infection, and gangrene, with new inventions in the field, such as transfusions and asepsis. The role that surgery played during this war, and in the complete history of surgery, was so important that it was repeated in a famous novel, A Farewell to Arms; “Multiple superficial wounds to the left and right thigh, left and right knee and right foot. Deep wounds to the knee and right foot. Scalp lacerations (59).” X-rays and birthing methods are mentioned later in the book; Both failures and successes in surgery appear in this book, demonstrating that, to achieve the lofty goal of improving the lives of human beings, these surgeons had to experiment with surgery. One of the main reasons for the improvement of conditions in surgery was a discovery that occurred at the beginning of the First World War. of bacteria. Knowing what caused infections and the danger of open wounds, surgeons began using antiseptics and being cleaner. This had a huge impact on infectious diseases and saved many lives, but it wasn't enough, some men weren't so easy to treat and more deaths or permanent body damage were involved due to... half the paper. ..... www.vlib.us | WWW-VL | United States History; World History; the First World War; American history documents; US art museums; United States History Museums; Historic Sites of the United States; Native American Bibliography; Website Tools; Electronic texts. Geoffrey Miller and Web. March 25, 2010. http://www.vlib.us/medical/medindex.html#SURGERY."AAFPRS - History." Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Surgery. Np, nd Web. March 25, 2010. http://www.aafprs.org/patient/about_us/h_war.html.Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery. Dir. Richard Hollingham. Perf. Michael Mosley. BBC, 2008. Film.Lewis, Ricki. “Moving the Fog of War – The Scientist – Life Sciences Journal.” The Scientist: Home: Monday. The Scientist, 22 November 2004. Web. 15 March 2010. http://www.the-scientist.com/article/display/15060.Source Book of Medical History. 1st ed. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print. 346.