Growth Of Hospitals/ John Hunter

Question 1

How was care different from Medieval England (1500-1650) till Early Modern England (1650-1800) ?

Answer 1

• before the main emphasis was Care

- early- wanted to cure patients

Question 2

How was treatment different from Medieval England (1500-1650) till Early Modern England (1650-1800) ?

Answer 2

• wanted to keep patients clean and prayer.

- early, people started to abandon the idea that illness is a punishment of sin, focused on science

Question 3

How was training of nurses different from Medieval England (1500-1650) till Early Modern England (1650-1800) ?

Answer 3

• most nurses were from the church so no training

- early, nightingale (1850s)

Question 4

How was training of doctors and surgeons different from Medieval England (1500-1650) till Early Modern England (1650-1800) ?

Answer 4

• little or no training, surgeons trained as apprentices

- early, medical schools, lectures but no formal training

Question 5

How was funding the hospital different from Medieval England (1500-1650) till Early Modern England (1650-1800) ?

Answer 5

• rich men donating

- early, Voluntary Hospital, funded from inheritances, eg Guy’s hospital

Question 6

Which college regulated the training of surgeons ?

Answer 6

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS- 1745

Question 7

What was surgery like in the time of John Hunter ?

Answer 7

• could remove stones from bladder

- amputations, broken bones

Question 8

What was pain like in the time of John Hunter ?

Answer 8

-wine and opium

Question 9

What was infection like in the time of John Hunter ?

Answer 9

• no idea of Germs and bacteria
• no clean instruments or clean clothes, public spaces
• infection was common

Question 10

What was blood loss like in the time of John Hunter ?

Answer 10

• pare’s ideas of ligatures to reduce blood loss became more popular
• didn’t understand blood groups