Health And The People C.1000 To The Present Day Flashcards
When was medievil Britain?
The start and end.
Medievil Britain was 1000-1450
What was the role of the catholic church in medieval medicine?
The role of the catholic church was to help any poor people that were ill. They would take them in and care for them.
Who was the catholic church run by?
The catholic church was ran by monks.
What things did the catholic church do to help the sick people that they took into care?
The catholic church helped by giving them things suck as:
*beds to sleep in. * healthy food and drink.
What did the monks do to help patients and medicine move on?
The catholic church/ monks set up education and training for surgeons to go and practise medical texts such as ; Galen and Hippocrates.
What was a Barber Surgeon and what were they allowed to treat?
Barber surgeons were some of the most common doctors as poor people didn’t have the time or money to travel to go see a normal physician or surgeon.
Barbers were only aloud to treat minor injuries such as; tooth removal, removal of arrows, headaches and stomach aches.
What was ‘Mortality?’
A measurement of a number of deaths
What was the ‘Hippocratic Oath?’
An oath stating the proper conduct of doctors.
What is a ‘Epidemic?’
A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
What is a effluent
Liquid waste of sewage discharged into a river or the sea
How would a apothecary
Medievil methods of diagnosis and treatment.
When was the Norman conquest.
1066
What is the term used to describe the burning of skin around a wound.
Herbal remidies
What were Leeches used for?
Blood letting
What did physicians use a urine chart for in the Middle Ages?
It was used as a method of diagnosis
