| Louis-joseph Seutin |
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| 1793 births | |
| 1862 deaths | |
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Born in Nivelles , he studied medicine and took part in the Battle Of Waterloo as a doctor. After the Independence of Belgium in 1830 , he became the personal doctor of king Leopold I and Head Doctor of the Belgian army. He was later made a baron for his services. He became a senator in 1853 . He invented the use of starched Bandage s and, in 1848 , was the first to use Chloroform for Anaesthesia . His treatment of open Fractures was revolutionary. By improving Hygiene , he also drastically reduced the number of women who died in childbirth. He died in Brussels . |
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