Defense pathology teaching collection of the Bundeswehr Medical Academy
The military pathology teaching collection of the Medical Academy of the Bundeswehr in Munich is a collection of anatomical specimens . In addition to the military history teaching collection, it belongs to the two teaching collections of the training group at the Bundeswehr Medical Academy .
description
With over 3,000 pathological and anatomical exhibits that have been collected since the First World War , it is one of the largest anatomical teaching collections. This institution mainly serves the training and further education of medical specialists, such as medical officers of the active duty and the reserve , as well as medical officers and medical-technical auxiliary staff. This fund can also be visited by civil nursing schools and fire departments for training purposes. A visit to the general public is generally not possible.
The military pathology teaching collection exhibits diseased and deformed organs, stab and gunshot wounds, lung damage from chemical weapons , deformed and diseased limbs and skeletal parts.
Web links
- Society for the History of Military Medicine V. - short report
- Journal Articles War, Trauma, and Medicine. The military history and pathological teaching collections of the medical service of the Bundeswehr in Munich aviso - magazine for science and art in Bavaria, issue 2/2014, pp. 8–9