History Flashcards
He was a nomad. His philosophy in life was “the best for the most” and he was ruled by the law of self preservation
Beliefs and Practices of prehistoric man
who had the power to heal by using white magic
Shaman or witch doctor
was done by drilling a hole on the patient’s skull in thebelief that the evil spirit and the bad elements accompanies the patient will be released
Trephination or threpining
Provided laws that covered every facet of babylonian life including medical practice
Code of Hammurabi
Egyptians introduced this practice that enhanced their knowledge of human anatomy.
Art of embalming
The father of sanitation
Moses
Moses Promulgated laws of control on the spread of
Communicable disease and ritual of male circumcision
What did moses wrote that emphasized the practice of hospitality to strangers and acts of charity
Five book the old testament
strongly believed in spirits and demons
The people in China or Chinese
They practiced ancestor worship, which prohibited the dissection of the dead human body
China
They gave the world knowledge of material medica (pharmacology), which prescribed methods for treating wounds, infections, and muscular affliction
China
Men of medicine, built hospitals practiced an intuitive form of asepsis, and were proficient in the practice of medicine and surgery
India
made a list of the functions and qualifications of nurses
Sushurutu
the Greeks introduced this insignia of the medical profession today
Caduceus
born in Greece was given the title “the father of scientific medicine”
Hippocrates
she made her home the first hospital in the Christian world
Fabiola
attempted to maintain vigorous health because having an illness was a sign of weakness
The romans
Make use of reason fgained thru expert study, tested theory and facts to prove something
Rationalism
Is used to generate rationalist view which starts from general to specific knowledge
Deductive type of reasoning
Makes use of objective and tangible data or those that are percieved by the senses to observe and collect data
Empiricism
Use of both logical reasoning and empiricism became prevalent during this era in the discovery of truth for the development of science
Positivism
Co exist as the focus of interest of study as one of each need to be tested to determine as to what is true or what is not
Empirical and objective data
