History of Health Care Flashcards
The Father of Medicine. He Developed organized method to observe human body. Recorded Signs & Symptoms
Hippocrates
The rebirth of science. Body dissection was performed
AD 1350- AD 1650 Renaissance
It was believed body was system of
channels (ducts)
- Bloodletting was used when channels
were “blocked”
3000 BC-300 BC Ancient Egyptians
Illness & disease caused by spirits and
demons
4000 BC-3000 BC Primitive Times
The age that used acupuncture to relieve
pain and congestion
1700 BC-AD 220 Ancient Chinese
Created high standard of ethics: “The Hippocratic Oath”
used by physicians today.
1200 BC-200 BC Ancient Greeks
physician; body is controlled by a balance of fluids
(humors), blood, phlegm and bile. Imbalance in fluids lead to illness.
753 BC-AD 410 Ancient Romans
- Claudius Galen
Prayer & divine intervention used to treat illness & disease
- Study of medicine was prohibited
AD 400- AD 800 Dark Ages
First to provide medical care for injured soldiers
- Physicians cared for ill people in their
homes
- Hospitals established in religious
institutions
753 BC-AD 410 Ancient Romans
Medical universities were created - Pandemic killed ¾ of the population of Europe & Asia - Arab physicians required to pass exam before getting license to practice
AD 800- AD 1400 Middle Ages
He described the circulation to and from the heart
William Harvey
Cause of diseases still not known
16th & 17th Centuries
Father of modern surgery
Ambrose Pare
French barbers: acted as surgeons by extracting teeth,
using leeches for treatment and giving enemas
19th Century
In the 18th Century He invented the first mercury thermometer.
Gabriel Fahrenheit
In the 16th & 17th Centuries invented microscope.
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
In the 18th Century developed vaccination for smallpox.
Edward Jenner
In the 19th Century He began use of disinfectants
and antiseptics in surgery to prevent infection
Joseph Lister
In the 19th Century She is the founder of modern nursing;
- Began education for nurses
(1850’s & 1860’s)
Florence Nightingale
In the 19th century 1st Blood transfusion (1818)
William Harvey
He “pasteurized”milk to kill bacteria
- Created rabies vaccine (1885)
Louis Pasteur
In the 19th Century first female physician in the U.S.
1849
Elizabeth Blackwell
He invented the stethoscope (1819). Father of thoracic medicine
Rene Laennec
In the 19th century, he discovered viruses (1892)
Dimitri Ivanofski
