In 1854, Florence Nightingale led a team of nurses to transform military medicine
In 1854, Florence Nightingale arrived at a squalid military hospital in the Ottoman Empire, launching a mission that would save thousands of lives and birth the modern profession of professional nursing.
Florence Nightingale arrived at Scutari on October 21, 1854, leading a team of 38 nurses to treat wounded British soldiers during the Crimean War. She found the hospital in a horrific state, with more soldiers dying from infectious diseases like cholera and typhus than from battle wounds. By implementing strict hygiene standards and organized care, she dramatically lowered the mortality rate.
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