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They're leaving out little things that make them look less advanced then they were but it's still crazy seeing how much they still had to learn and

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Aug 10 '14, 06:45

how many inventions and discoveries are to come.

That they're not using gloves is a mistake. By the late 1800's doctors were using rubber gloves. That's the error that sticks out the most to me.

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Looking into it, they were first used in 1890, by the person Clive Owen's character is based on, at Johns Hopkins -- (link) - Roger More Aug 10, 07:03 3
- Thanks. :-) I couldn't say who it was but I knew they were in use by the 1900's. -- nm - Krusty Aug 10, 07:17 1
  - Knowing what you do, I was sure you were right. -- nm - Roger More Aug 10, 07:28
- Well in episode 2 he catches Ebola, and after he survives that's when he finally decides to start wearing gloves. -- nm - Under the Influence Aug 10, 07:14
*than* *smh* -- nm - Krusty Aug 10, 06:53

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They're leaving out little things that make them look less advanced then they were but it's still crazy seeing how much they still had to learn and

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