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Medical bag

Medical bag

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A medical bag (doctor's bag, physician's bag) is a portable bag used by a physician or other medical professional to transport medical supplies and medicine.[1][2]

Doctor's bag
Traditional design

Traditionally, the medical bag was made of leather, opened on the top with a split-handle design. During the American Civil War, physician's medical saddle bags were used.[3] Modern medical bags are made of various materials and come in various designs that can include many pockets, pouches, and zippered or hook-and-loop openings.

Indigenous North American medicine men and shamans use a medicine bag. A battle bag is used in the military.

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References

  1. [1]
    Medical Practice in Western North Carolina at the Turn of the Century Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine (and Dr. Joseph E. Osborne, M.D., D.D.S., Doctor's Bag Archived 2010-06-23 at the Wayback Machine), University of North Carolina at Asheville, D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections/University Archives, retrieved 27 June 2010
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    Gérvas J, Pérez-Pascual M. El cabás del médico rural. Un estudio empírico. Gac Med Bilbao. 2009; 106(2):45-9.
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    Confederate Physician’s Medical Saddle Bag Archived 2008-11-17 at the Wayback Machine, Seth Kaller, Inc., retrieved 28 June 2010
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