History Of Osteopathy DSA Flashcards
Who is Joseph Lister?
Father of antiseptic surgery and reduced surgical mortality from 45% to 15%
Who is Ingas Semmelweis?
His obstetrical clinic decreased mortality by 90% through handwashing
Who is John Snow?
Used epidemiology to trace source of cholera outbreak in London 1854
Who is William Budd?
Used epidemiology to prove cholera came from a contaminated water source in Bristol
What did Germ Theory replace?
Miasma Theory
What did Thucydides postulate?
Disease is spread from person to person by “seeds”
What did Louis Pasteur achieve?
He discredited spontaneous generation
What did Robert Koch achieve?
He isolated anthrax
What did Nils Finsen do?
He used UV light in medicine
What did Wilhelm Rontgen do?
He was the first to systematically study X-rays and used them diagnostically in 1896
Who discovered X-rays and when?
Fernando Sanford in 1891
What did William Halstead do and when?
He was the first to use sterile rubber gloves in surgery in 1890
When did local anesthetic become popular?
In the late 1800’s
What is Heroic Medicine and how was it practiced?
Its goal was to preserve “life force”
Did this by: stimulants if drowsy, hypnotics if agitated
This was a time where purgatives, cathartics, and blood letting were popularly used in order to “cast out the demons”
When, where, and to whom was A.T. Still born?
August 6, 1828 in Lee County, Virginia to Abraham (a Methodist Circuit Rider and Physician) and Martha (uneducated but literate) Still
When did the Still family move to MO?
1830s
What education did A.T. Still receive?
Studied medicine and ministry from father, but medical training was primarily apprenticeship
What occurred in 1839, 1849, and 1850?
1839 - Still made a rope swing to treat a headache
1849 - Still married Mary Margaret Vaughn
1850 - Still Took over a mission in Eudora, KS
What occurred in 1855, 1857, 1859, and 1860?
1855 - Still studied anatomy in Indian cadavers after. Cholera epidemic (with tribal permission)
1857 - Still was elected to the Kansas Legislature (he was active in the anti-slavery movement)
1859 - Mary Margaret dies leaving him with 3 children (2 died within days of birth)
1860 - Still Marries Mary Elvira Turner
What happened between 1861-164?
Still fought in the Civil War for the Union
His highest rank was a Major
What 3 events occurred in 1864?
- The Battle of Westport in KC
- Three of Still’s children die from spinal meningitis and another one died from pneumonia 1 month later
- Still returns home to his farm and begins to formulate his ideas on changes for medicine
When did A.T. Still fly the banner of osteopathy to the breeze?
10 AM JUNE 22, 1874
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What other events occurred in 1874?
- Still presents his new ideas to Baker University
- Still formally removed from the Methodist Church
- The first recorded Osteopathic Treatment in Macon, Missouri
What occurs in 1875, 1885, and 1886?
1875 - Still officially moves his family to Kirksville, MO but works as a traveling physician in rural MO
1885 - Still coins the term “Osteopathy” but was continued to be advertised as a “Bone Setter” until 1890
1886 - Still becomes busy enough to stay in Kirksville and let patients come to him (However, Still unsuccessfully apprentices assistants)
What happens in 1892, 1894, 1895, and 1896?
1892 - ** The American School of Osteopathy opens with a class of 17 men and 5 women **
1894 - Second Class begins, with school lasting 2 years for $500
1895 - Enrollment was 28
1896 - Enrollment was 102
Who were the first two professors at the ASO?
A.T. Still and Dr. Will Smith
How many students and faculty were there in 1900 at the ASO?
700 students and 18 faculty members
It was considered to be the largest school in the healing arts in the country with 12+ sister schools started by graduates