Medical bag explained

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

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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  1. http://www.heritagewnc.org/WNC_medical/default_page.htm Medical Practice in Western North Carolina at the Turn of the Century
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030820/http://www.gacetamedicabilbao.org/web/pdfdownload.php?doi=090101jg Gérvas J, Pérez-Pascual M. El cabás del médico rural. Un estudio empírico. Gac Med Bilbao. 2009; 106(2):45-9.
  3. http://www.sethkaller.net/catalogs/the-civil-war/41-civil-war/94-medical-saddle-bag-confederate-physician Confederate Physician’s Medical Saddle Bag