Chapter 4 Flashcards
In Europe of the 1500s________, Not doctors, performed minor surgical procedures
Barbers
What kind of education did Ambrose Pare receive 
He received a rudimentary merchant’s education without Latin or Greek. His parents did teach him about the love of God, and Pare was known for his Christian humility.
Why could pare not pass the entrance exams for medical school?
The tests were given in Latin, and Greek, languages that pare did not know.
Where did Pare find work?
And the charity hospital, hotel of God, in Paris
When France went to war and what Capacitydid Pare work?
As a battlefield surgeon
Describe to innovative treatments Pare devised.
He treated powder burns with ointment made of egg yolk, Rose oil, turpentine, (instead of boiling oil.)
He close the stump of an amputation by tying off blood vessels with silk thread, rather than sealing the stump with a hot iron.
What principle of Hippocrates did Pare follow?
Avoid harsh remedies; it is better to do nothing then to take drastic action.
According to Pare what must the foundation of medicine be?
Love
In what language did Paris publish his medical book?
French, the language of the common people
What was unusual about Pare’s medical book?
It was full of practical advice, which Pare freely shared for the benefit of doctors, Barber-surgeons, and patients.
Why might Pare honorary title, “first surgeon to the king” be considered surprising?
Paris had no formal education and never in a medical degree.
What words were inscribed on the statue honoring Pare?
I treated him; God healed him
