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Venesection conducted by physicians, barber-surgeons, bell-ringers and indigenous healers in Finland over 500 years. A narrative literature review with a limited genealogical search
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Venesection was was a common medical procedure from ancient times to the 19th century, frequently performed by physicians and barber-surgeons. In Finland, priests, church bell-ringers, and indigenous healers also performed venesection for a variety of diseases, although without a medical basis. Venesection and its complications may have caused a number of deaths. The treatment was discredited due to increased criticism, which was substantiated by statistical evidence. Today, medical venesection performed by physicians is only an exceptional treatment for a few number of disorders. The purpose of this article is to is to shed light on the long and fascinating history of venesection in Finland from 1488 to 1976, as well as its role in the evolution of medical procedures. This will be achieved through a review of the literature, the introduction of some neglected sources, a register-based search, and an investigation into who conducted the surgery and why venesection persisted for so long in Finland. The sources consist of church records and scholarly literature. The novel and main finding of this study was that there were a large number of professionals doing venesection when there were few physicians. This study discovered 2,341 bell-ringer-phlebotomists in Finland between 1755 and 1877 who constituted the bulk of people conducting venesection as compared to barber-surgeons and physicians. This former group was made up of predominantly Swedish-named guys who lived in western Finland. Another novel finding was that patient safety legislation effectively reduced the indigenous practice of venesection by quacks.
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Kuronen, J. (2024). Venesection conducted by physicians, barber-surgeons, bell-ringers and indigenous healers in Finland over 500 years. A narrative literature review with a limited genealogical search. Proceedings of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, 3. https://doi.org/10.4081/peasa.36
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