Medival

Question 1

Hippocrates

Answer 1

created four humors theory (body made of four elements : black bile, yellow bile, blood and phlegm linked with seasons and if they became unbalanced you became ill)
greek doctors
created hippocratic oath - for new doctors to not harm patient and be ethical
idea to observe patients

Question 2

galen

Answer 2

greek doctor
first physician to encourage dissection even though illegal
theory of opposites - to cure patients by giving the opposite of the symptoms to restore balance of humours

Question 3

Ibn al Nafis

Answer 3

an islamic doctor and the first to challenge hippocrates and galen’s ideas

Question 4

hugh of luca

Answer 4

a famous surgeon who served in the army during the crusades and noticed wine was very good at cleaning wounds
other surgeons used cauterisation (burning the wound) which was ineffective against infection
him and his son observed that pus in wounds was harmful where others thought it was good for cleaning the blood - we know now it is a sign of infection

Question 5

john ardene

Answer 5

said to be first english surgeon worked on battle fields and developed own pain killing ointment from hemlock and opium
he wrote books on this discovery and also how doctors should behave

Question 6

albucasis

Answer 6

a famous islamic surgeon had lots of experience treating battlefield wounds and war caustulaties
wrote books on surgery
invented new surgical instruments