Medieval

• What are the 7 factors in medicine questions?

  Communication

  Government

  Individuals

  Science

  War

  Religion

  Luck
• Who was a medieval surgeon?

  John of Arderne- worked on anal fistulas for knights.

  He had a limited effect due to only working on the wealthy.
• Describe Public health in the Medieval era?

  Limited healthcare, and poor sanitation. Small measures were taken such as gong farmers and attempting to clear offal from the streets. Constant injuries from doing physical labor and very high infection rates. The church also controlled all knowledge available so not much could be done.
• What were Galen's theories on anatomy?

  That blood was pumped from the liver and agreed with Hippocrates theory of the 4 humors
• How was Islamic medicine in the medieval era?

  Much more advanced than in Europe, they were already performing cataract surgeries and Al Razi wrote over 200 books as well as building numerous hospitals.
• Avicenna wrote the canon of medicine
• Al Razi differentiated measles and smallpox
• What were some medieval procedures?

  Trepanning- drilling a hole in someone's head to relieve a headache, it did work if it didn't kill you.

  Cauterisation- pressed a hot iron against a person's head to stop bleeding, it was extremely painful and caused many deaths and a lot of infections.
• How were monasteries in the medieval era?

  • people shared beds
  • overcrowded
  • did not admit all sick people
  • care not cure
  • running water
  • isolated toilets
  • herbal remedies
  • cleaner than towns
• How were towns in the medieval era?

  • faeces on the streets
  • offal on the streets
  • waste in river where you would wash your clothes
  • there were gong farmers and cess pits
• What was the significance of john of arderne?

  He was the first to do anal fistulas
• Medieval Anaesthetics-

  Opium

  Alcohol

  Cannabis

  All were ineffective and only slightly reduced pain
• The Black Death (MEDIEVAL)-

  • arrived in 1348
  • in some areas killed 50% of people
  • believed punishment from God
  • Pray for health
  • Miasma