明代军医浅析

The Analysis of Military Surgeon in Ming Dynasty

军医是军事医疗活动救治的关键,军队中军医的人员设置、数量比例以及军医的水平都对救治效果产生重要影响。明代军医主要来源于太医院和地方医学部门,一些通晓医学的士兵也参与其中。但是,明代军医的数量从中央到地方都存在明显的不足,边关卫所更是医疗紧缺,为此明代虽在边关卫所设立专门军医学,培养军余子弟学习医学,但是仍然无法改变军医缺少的局面。

Military surgeons play a significant role in military medical activities, the staffing and the proportion of military surgeons as well as the level of medics have had an important impact on the treatment effect. In Ming Dynasty, military surgeons mainly are from central and local medical departments, some of the soldiers proficient in medicine were also involved. However, the number of the military surgeons was far from enough, it was more obvious in the border areas. Based on this situation, the Ming Dynasty set up special medical training in the border areas, but the situation was not improved.