Acres of Skin-Holmesburg Prison Experiment
by
colleenkelch
Last updated 4 years ago
Discipline:
Social Studies Subject:
American History
Grade:
8,9,10,11,12


Acres of SkinAllen M. Hornblum
The study went from 1951-1974.The doctors were the only judge of patient care.Vulnerable PopulationsRace RelationsLaws didn't require informed consent"accusations circulated for years that black inmates were directed to the less desirable tests with lower pay."
Time Period
Money was the biggest motivationRespectSpecial TreatmentResearchers wanted a controlled and large population to test their products on so they could market them for the public
Why?
Change in Laws as well as how the public viewed the studyLasting woundsScarsBurnsAn account from prisoners Lasting psychological wounds
Holmesburg Prison: Philidelphia, Pennsylvania 3/4 of the inmates were involved in the dermatology lab's experiments.Director: Dr. Albert Kligman
What?
After
Cosmetics/Skin CreamsDeoderant/Shampoo/Foot PowderMilkshakeFingernailPatch TestGause TestLSDDioxin-"Agent Orange" Vietnam
Experiments
Coersion/Undue influenceVulnerable PopulationNo Informed ConsentBroke the Pillars of Ethics of:BeneficenceNon-maleficenceAutonomy"First, do no harm."
The Worst Government Experimetns
Ethical Issues
Cell in the now deserted Holmesburg Prison
Skin Tests on Prisoners
Chloracne due to Dioxin
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