title: Emergency care of the crucifixion victim.
abstract: Of all the terrible ways to die, most people say that death by fire or death by drowning are the worst. If you lived 2000 years ago however, you most certainly would disagree. Throughout world history, one of the most feared deaths was that of crucifixion. This article will guide you through the medical, psychological, and emotional aspects of crucifixion. The death of the man called Jesus Christ will be used to illustrate the use of a punishment that was unequalled in its cruelty and depth of suffering. This article will review not only the injuries associated with crucifixion, as well as current medical archaeological theories relating to the suffering and eventual death on a cross, but also using the introduction case study, the initial assessment and resuscitation of a crucifixion victim will be addressed. Regardless of religious beliefs, this article will give attendees a deeper awareness of "and they crucified him".
authors.affiliation: UCAN, University of Chicago Hospitals, Illinois, USA. pedsrusscott@cs.com
authors.forename: Scott L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: DeBoer
authors.forename: Charles L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Maddow
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005197:Famous Persons; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014104:Torture / Q000266:history