Care - Middle Ages Flashcards
What did treatment in the middle ages depend on?
Who you were
Richness
How ill you were
What was a wisewoman?
A local woman with experience, but no training.
What treatments did a wise woman use?
They were cheap treatments.
Herbal remedies (mint + honey)
Charms/spells
What did a wise woman commonly help with?
Childbirth
Were wise woman common?
Yes, most people would go to them and have treatment in their homes.
What was a physician?
A 7 years medically trained university doctor
What did a physicians knowledge consist of?
Four humours theory
(Inaccurate) anatomical knowledge
What is a Vademecum?
Book of diagnoses
How did physicians diagnose people?
Urine charts
Four humours
Astrology
Direct treatment by surgeons eg. bleeding
Why were the diagnosis’ and treatments by physicians ineffective?
They were based on the wrong ideas.
Why did only a tiny % of people go to physicians?
They were too expensive.
What was a barber surgeon?
A surgeon with no training
Learnt from experiences
Basic knowledge
What medical procedures did a barber surgeon perform?
Pulling teeth
Setting broken arms
Removing cataracts
Bleeding to remove four humours
Did barber surgeons charge for their services?
Yes, not everyone could afford to go to them.
What were apothecaries?
Were like pharmacists.
Trained, but no medical qualifications
Cheaper than physicians
