Themes - War Flashcards
Medieval period
How were wounds treated
What was used as an antiseptic
Who got lots of practice and became skilled
Cauterisation of wounds
Wine used as an antiseptic to clean wounds
Army surgeons became very adept at carrying out amputations
Renaissance
What battle took place
Who was the famous surgeon who became an army surgeon during this time
Battle of Milan (1536) – Paré acted as a surgeon
19th century
What war took place?
Who was a big factor in this war
Crimean War – role of Florence Nightingale who later had an impact on the sanitation of hospitals
20th century
What wars took place
What was shocking about one of the wars
Boer War – army were alarmed by 40 out of every 100 young men who volunteered were unfit
First World War – treatment for shell shock, blood transfusions carried out, plastic surgery to reconstruct disfigurements, techniques used to repair broken bones
Second World War – heart surgery, drug development (penicillin), NHS followed
