surgery in medical time Flashcards
why was medieval surgery risky for patients?
-surgeons operated without effective painkillers
-surgeons had no idea that drug carried disease
what was bloodletting?
frequently bleeding ti balance the humourrs
what was amputation?
cutting off a painful or damaged part if the body
what was trepanning?
drilling a hole into the skull to ‘let the demon out’
what was cauterisation?
burning a wound to stop the flow of blood using heated iron
what were anaesthetic used for and examples of them?
mandrake root, opium and hemlock were used but too much might kill the patient
who where hugh lucca and his son theodoric?
famous surgeons
what did hugh of lucca and his sin theodic do?
criticised common view that plus was needle for a wound to heal in 1267
what did hugh of lucca and his son theodoric do to heal wounds?
used wine on wounds to reduce chances of infection and has new methods of removing arrows
where hugh of lucca and his son theodoric views popular?
their ideas clashed with hippocrates advice and didn’t become popular
who was john of arderne?
the most famous surgeon in medieval england who set up a ‘guild of surgeons’ in london in 1368
what was john of ardere surgical manual partica based on?
greek and arab knowledge and his experience in the hundred years war between england and france
