Unit 1 - History of Healthcare Flashcards
4000 BC
Primitive Times
In the Primitive Times, _______ and ________ were used as medicine
herbs and plants
Trepenation
used to treat insanity and epilepsy which was believed to be caused by evil spirits and demons. A drill would be used to bore a hole into the skull.
3000 BC
Ancient Egyptians
The Ancient Egyptians were the first to ________ and physicians were actually __________.
keep accurate medical records, priests
1200 BC
Ancient Greeks
Ancients Greeks
first to observe human body and effects of disease
What did the Ancient Greeks believe about disease/illnesses?
They believed it was a natural cause that could be prevented through diet and personal hygiene.
What are the therapies that the Greeks use that we still use today?
massage, herbal treatment, and art therapy
753-410 AD
Ancient Romans
How did the Romans influence modern medical care?
First to organize medical care by providing care for injured soldiers, early hospitals developed when physicians cared for ill people in rooms in their houses, later hospitals were religious and charitable institutions housed in monasteries and convents.
How did the Ancient Romans begin public health and sanitation systems?
Aqueducts to carry clean water to the cities, sewers to carry waste material away from the cities, filtering systems in public baths to prevent disease, drained marshes to reduce the incidence of malaria.
400-800 AD
Dark Ages
Why did we have a setback in healthcare during the Dark Ages?
The study of medicine was prohibited, emphasis was on saving the soul, illnesses and disease wer treated by prayer, divine intervention and herbal mixtures.
800-1400 AD
Middle Ages
