MEDICINE SCIENTISTS Flashcards
what era was John Ardene from
medieval
what was John Ardene’s occupation
battle surgeon in France - 100 year war
what did John Ardene do 3
- 50% successful anus operations
- made own pain relief- opium, hembrane and hemlock
- avoided cauterising
what was John Ardene’s impact
1330 The Practice of Surgery
told doctors to trust their instinct not Galen
what era was John Bradmore from
medieval
what was John Bradmore discovery 2
the Bradmore Screw
used elderflower and honey to prevent infection
what did John Bradmore do
he invented the Bradmore Screw to save prince Henrys V
life as it was designed to remove an arrow from his face
what era was Galen from
Ancient Rome
what were Galen’s key ideas
took Hippocrates ideas further. Used the Four Humours and emphasised the importance of listening to a patient’s pulse. dissected animals in order to understand the human body better
what was Galen’s influence
used in western medicine for a long time
what era was Hippocrates from
greek
what were the key ideas of Hippocrates
believed that the four humours were to be kept in balance if a person was to be healthy
what was the influence of Hippocrates
doctors still use the Hippocratic oath
who agreed with Hippocrates ideas and why
the church and the ideas agreed with religious teachings so lasted a longer time
what era was Rhazes from
medieval
what era was Ibn Sina
medieval
what did Ibn Sina do
wrote many texts on medicine such as Kitab Ash-Shifa
what era were Hugh and Theodoric of Lucca from
medieval
what did Hugh and Theodoric of Lucca do
used wine as an antiseptic
what was the impact of Hugh and Theodoric of lucca
inspired surgeons to think of more antiseptics
what era was James Simpson from
industrial
what did James Simpson do
looked for a better aesthetic by sniffing drugs with friend and found chloroform
what was the impact of James Simpson
became best pain relief but surgery couldn’t be too long
used for women in labour but church opposed it
Queen Victoria used it after the birth of her 8th child
what era was Joseph Lister from
industrial
what did Joseph Lister discover
used carbolic acid as a spray which was the best antiseptic at the time.
lead to antiseptic surgery
inspired by the germ theory and applied it to his work
what was Joseph listers impact
sterile surgery
however faced opposition as it hurt surgeons hands
what era was Florence Nightingale from
industrial
what were Florence Nightingale’s key ideas
she opened hospital windows because of miasma
gave fresh food and made it healthy to patients
what did Florence nightingale do
worked in the crimean war hospitals
went back to Britain and funded training hospitals for nurses in st Thomas’.
what was the influence of Florence Nightingale
wrote a book ‘notes on nursing’ to make nursing a profession
what era was Louis Pasteur from
industrial
what did Louis Pasteur discover
he used acid to kill microorganisms before and after confinement
this led to the germ theory
what was the impact of the Germ Theory
immense
led to Pasteur developing vaccinations eg cholera
kochs discoveries
Paul Elrich developed the first magic bullet Salvarson 606 for syphilis
what era was Robert Koch from
industrial
what did Robert koch do
after germ theory koch identified many germs including TB and cholera in 1880s
koch developed a serum to fight diptheria which halved the death rate
what was Robert koch impact
his students also identified whooping cough diphtheria typhoid pneumonia plague and tetnas
what era was Mary Seacole from
industrial
what did Mary Seacole do
was a black women so faced discrimination and tried to join Florence Nightingale but wasn’t allowed so went to the Crimean war alone
opened a hotel to provide food and supplies to soldiers and also nursed them and wounded the ill
what was the influence of Mary Seacole
at the time she has little influence but became more personal for bravery and herbal remedies
what era was Joseph Bazalgette from
industrial
why did Joseph Bazalgette help
believed in miasma
wanted to deter the smell from the great stink 1858
what did Joseph Bazalgette do
built a huge sewer system that is still used due to being built for growing populations
who funded Joseph bazalgette
government - due to the great stink
what was the impact of Joseph bazalgette
saved lives stopped typhoid and cholera in London
what era was Edwin Chadwick from
industrial
who did Edwin Chadwick help
the poor
what did Edwin Chadwick do
proved that poverty causes ill health
1842 report on the sanitary conditions of the labouring poor population
helped set up the clean party
what was the influence of Edwin Chadwick
influenced the 1848 Public Health act
what era was William Farr from
industrial
what did William Farr do
1837 introduced a register if births marriages and deaths
work on improving slums but believed in miasma