Treatment Flashcards
(31 cards)
what was herb plantain good for
dog bites, ear boils and cuts
name one book based on herbal remedies
leech book of bald produced by 10th Anglo saxon physician
what was william turners book called
A new herbal 1551
what did barber surgeons do
they had little training or medical knowledge and occured mostly in towns
they amputated limbs/ extracted teeth they also did trepanning all without anaesthetic
what is trepanning
cutting a small hole in the skull to relieve pressure which caused headeches
what did leeches do
they helped with blood letting and purging, imbalances only worked with this. leeches removed impure blood by attaching itself to the person and sucking the blood out
what is purging
it involved pumping a liquid made pf herbs, honey and water into the rectum
how many churches built curative wells
over 200 and eventually in the early christian times many wells became associated with saints
how would you treat an injured eye and how would you get rid of warts
bathe eye in water
find sheeps wool and prick wart with a pin
what did the physicians of Myddfai do
they treated local princes and lords.
they also recorded cures and remedies in Llyfr coch Hergest ( red book of Hergest). they would also grind herbs with a pestle and mortarw
what did the red book of Hergest contain
it had instructions on surgery, herbal medicines and bleeding
what did Dynion Hysbys do
they were wisemen who believed they could break spells and undo the evil spread by witches to heal and safeguard people and animals
what did the medicine laws of Hywel Dda do
they occupied a important place in household of any medieval prince or lords
they used herbal remedies to treat the sick and repair broken bones
the reason it was really only for princes and lords was because the laws included a list of payments
who is Christian Barnard
A heart transplant surgeon
what did Christian Barnard do in 1967
he did a heart transplant surgery in cape town and the patient lived 18 days
two major problems with heart transplant surgery
availability of organs ( still a problem today)
rejection of organ/ transplant
how was rejection largely solved
by the development of immunosuppressive drugs to make the body accept the organ
how many heart transplants occurred in 2014
181
what did JAMES SIMPSON do
he used chloroform for anaesthetic as before surgery was dangerous and painful and there was no way in relieving it
why was there opposition to using chloroform
it was untested and side effects were unknown, the first death using it scared surgeons as they couldn’t get the right dose
how did chloroform gradually win acceptance
Queen Victoria used during childbirth and she publicly praised it which made it become a standard part or surgical practice
what did Joseph Lister do
he had seen carbolic spray to treat sewage, after experiments he found that by spraying it over a wound during surgery it limited infection. this the followed a bandage
why did some doctors oppose carbolic spray
they thought it slowed them down and that it was expensive and it smelt bad
what happened after carbolic spray was accepted
operating theatres and hospitals were cleaned and instruments were steam sterilised. sterilised gloves were also used
doctors also attempted more ambitious surgeries like heart wounds
