Surgery 8 mark question Flashcards
what inferences can you make? what suggests this?
a doctor is extracting an arrow from a man’s head by making the hole bigger so the arrow can come out.
it shows that these procedures were very violent and dangerous and the patient was awake and without any pain relief so they must’ve been in agony
how does this link to your knowledge about medieval surgery?
Abulcassis created 26 new surgical instruments and came up with many new procedures.
John of Arderne promoted pain killers such as opium and hembane.
Hugh + Theodoric of Lucca came up with new methods of removing arrowheads.
What is the purpose of Chirugia? Who it is aimed at and what is their intended reaction from the viewer?
the purpose of chirugia may have been to show people the specific tools for removing arrowheads.
possibly also to promote the new instruments to other surgeons or to show people that medical instruments are advancing.
the intended reaction could’ve been
