Medicine (Question 3) Flashcards
What are 3 common traditional treatments in the Medieval era?
- barber surgeons
- use of leeches
- herbal remedies
Welsh examples for TREATMENT of disease in medieval times
• The Mediciner (physician or healer) in the laws of HYWEL DDA used herbal remedies to treat the sick and repair broken bones
What and how did JAMES SIMPSON discover?
- a safe and effective anaesthetic, chloroform
- ## during an experiment with Chloroform he and his assistant fell unconscious
What and how did JOSEPH LISTER discover?
- It was germs in the air that caused infections after surgery
-. Lister used carbolic acid to wash his hands and all his instruments before
an operation, to soak bandages before applying them to wounds, to soak silk threads in
it before tying up wounds. He reduced the infection rate from 46% to 15% in 3 years
What and how did JOSEPH LISTER discover?
- It was germs in the air that caused infections after surgery
-. Lister used carbolic acid to wash his hands and all his instruments before
an operation, to soak bandages before applying them to wounds, to soak silk threads in
it before tying up wounds. He reduced the infection rate from 46% to 15% in 3 years
Welsh Examples in treating Orthopaedic injuries
Evan Thomas treated bone and joint diseases, while his son Hugh Owen Thomas
designed and manufactured his own splints. He developed the ‘Thomas Splint’ to
stabilise the fracture of the femur and it was later used to great effect in the
trenches during the First World War
What did Marie Curie discover?
radioactive elements like radium and polonium destroyed tissue, opening up a way of treating cancer
What did Christian Barnard do?
In December 1967, Christiaan Barnard performed the world’s first human heart transplant on Louis Washkansky. He survived the operation but lived for only 18 days, dying of
pneumonia
What did Christian Barnard do?
In December 1967, Christiaan Barnard performed the world’s first human heart transplant on Louis Washkansky. He survived the operation but lived for only 18 days, dying of
pneumonia
What did Christian Barnard do?
In December 1967, Christiaan Barnard performed the world’s first human heart transplant on Louis Washkansky. He survived the operation but lived for only 18 days, dying of
pneumonia
What did Christian Barnard do?
In December 1967, Christiaan Barnard performed the world’s first human heart transplant on Louis Washkansky. He survived the operation but lived for only 18 days, dying of
pneumonia
What did Christian Barnard do?
In December 1967, Christiaan Barnard performed the world’s first human heart transplant on Louis Washkansky. He survived the operation but lived for only 18 days, dying of
pneumonia
What did Christian Barnard do?
In December 1967, Christiaan Barnard performed the world’s first human heart transplant on Louis Washkansky. He survived the operation but lived for only 18 days, dying of
pneumonia
What did Christian Barnard do?
In December 1967, Christiaan Barnard performed the world’s first human heart transplant on Louis Washkansky. He survived the operation but lived for only 18 days, dying of
pneumonia
What did Alexander Fleming discover?
In 1928, Fleming accidentally discovered penicillin, a mould that killed bacteria
