Medieval Medicine Medieval Practices Flashcards
How were doctors trained?
There was no awareness that dirt carried disease
Surgery was performed with dirty instruments causing infections
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What were common ideas and practices?
The supernatural Everyday life God The four humours Bad smells
What were the common cures and treatments?
Proscription of medicines Bloodletting Prayers Charms astrology A change of diet Priscription of something that makes the patient vomit
What were alternative options of treatment?
Consulting the barbers
Buying herbs/spices from the apothecary
Seeing a wise woman or man
Local monasteries or parish priests
What postive contributions did Christianity make to medicine development?
Took responsibility for medical care Copied books/spread ideas Set up hospitals Kept hospitals clean and tidy Some monks and nun's became expert Provided free treatments for the poor Taught doctors Provided comfort and support.
What negative contributions did Christianity make to medicine development?
They spread religious beliefs about the cause of illness
They opposed to the use of drugs
They believed in prayer, pilgrimages and miracles
They taught old ideas
The prevented New ideas and research.
Islamic contributions to medicine?
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Why was medieval surgery risky?
There was no awareness that dirt carried disease
Surgery was performed with dirty instruments causing infections
Blood loss was a problem. To prevent It they used a hot iron or oil to cauterise the wound.
There were no effective pain killers.
Knowledge of anatomy was limited.
Patients would die from either pain,shock or infections.
How were surgeons trained?
They learnt their skill as apprentices- by watching other barbers.
They also learnt on the battlefeilds.
There we’re limited uni trained surgeon’s.
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How were surgeons trained?
They learnt their skill as apprentices- by watching other barbers.
They also learnt on the battlefeilds.
There we’re limited uni trained surgeon’s.
They wm
How were surgeons trained?
They learnt their skill as apprentices- by watching other barbers.
They also learnt on the battlefeilds.
There were limited uni trained surgeon’s.
They were equipped with little surgical instruments.
Name some of the most famous medieval surgeons?
Hugh of lucca:and his son
De chaulic
Mondino
John of Ardene
What were the conditions like in medieval towns?
Towns were overcrowded encouraging the spread of disease
Towns had dirty water
There were no sewage systems so sewage water mixed with clean water.
Businesses and houses were mixed together so businesses left waste on the street.
Drinking contaminated water caused illnesses.
What attempts were made to improve conditions?
There were bath houses though not everyone could afford to use them.
Some towns like exeter and London used the systems built by Romans to bring in clean water.
In the 13th century a new water channel was built to bring in clean water into London as the river Thames was becoming toxic.
What was the public health like in monasteries?
Monasteries were healthier places than the towns
What was the public health like in monasteries?
Monasteries were healthier pleaded than the towns
What was the public health like in monasteries?
Monasteries were healthier places than the towns.
They were built in countryside so their weren’t many people.
They had pipe systems to bring in clean water.
They had facilities for washing.
The toilet waste was collected and removed instead of being dumped into rivers.
People in the monasteries bathed regularly
The also washed their clothes more often.
They had infirmitries for the sick.
Many monasteries were rich so they had more money to spend on facilities.
Monks were well educated to treat the sick with herbs.
They did a lot of exercise through working moderate hours and had a regular sleep time.
What was the black death?
The black death was a contaminous epidemic. It was a combination of the bubonic plague and the pneumomonic plague. It was spread through contact with a infected person or breathing dirty germs. It caused fever and coughing.
What was the black death blamed on?
The jews poisoning wells. Bad air. The position of the planet's. A punishment from God. An imbalance in the four humours.
What were the cures and treatments used for the black death?
Attending church programmes to ask God for forgiveness.
Fasting and praying.
Liting up fires to get rid of the bad air.
Carrying strong smelling herbs to breathe through.
Burying dead bodies outside of towns.
Going to the countryside.
Attacking jews
What was the impact of the black death?
There were many outbreaks in the middle ages.
It was the cause of the death of 1.5 million people in Britain.
It was a terrifying time for people.
There were food shortages and inflation increased.
There were little workers left.
The cost of lands fell.
In the church the black death killed many monks and priests.
