Medieval Flashcards
1
Q
What were the things revolved around Pain?
A
- herbs + plants (hemlock) to ease pain but most were poisonous
2
Q
Who was John Aderne? - P
A
- famous surgeon who developed pain-killing ointment
3
Q
Who was Theodoric of Lucca? - I
A
- used wine (alcohol) to clean wounds
- it didn’t prevent infection spreading
4
Q
What were the things revolved around Loss of blood?
A
- surgeons couldn’t stop heavy bleeding
- cauterisation was used to heal open wounds
- however the shock from pain, as the cautery irons were heated in fire, would’ve most likely killed the patient
5
Q
What were the things revolved around Environment?
A
- little attention was paid to hygiene
6
Q
What were the minor operations a barber-surgeon could do?
A
- bleeding
- tooth extraction
- removing small tumour
7
Q
What was the major operation a barber-surgeon could do?
A
- amputation
8
Q
How would someone become a surgeon?
A
- apprentice to another (copy work)
masters had to pass (sometimes) lengthy test and have a license - guilds of surgeons controlled who could enter
- women could also be surgeons
9
Q
Who was Galen?
A
- first physician to experiment in medical investigation
10
Q
What discoveries of Galen’s were accurate?
A
- urine formed in kidney
- arteries carried blood
11
Q
What discoveries of Galen’s were wrong but still taught?
A
- humans have two jaw bones (only pigs did)
12
Q
What did Galen do to discover more on human anatomy?
A
- dissected animals
13
Q
What did the Church forbid?
A
- dissection
