Surgery in medieval times (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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4 main problems facing medieval surgery
4 main problems facing medieval surgery
Bleeding, infection, pain control, shock
Why bleeding was dangerous in medieval surgery
Why bleeding was dangerous in medieval surgery
No effective methods to control blood loss
Why infection spread in medieval surgery
Why infection spread in medieval surgery
No understanding that dirt/unclean conditions spread disease
Problem with medieval pain relief methods
Problem with medieval pain relief methods
Too powerful and could kill patients
What were barber surgeons
What were barber surgeons
Travelling practitioners treating injured soldiers/civilians
Procedures performed by barber surgeons
Procedures performed by barber surgeons
Tooth extractions and bloodletting
Who was Al-Zahrawi (Albucasis)
Who was Al-Zahrawi (Albucasis)
Influential Islamic surgeon born 936 CE
What did Al-Zahrawi invent
What did Al-Zahrawi invent
Over 200 surgical instruments
Who was John Arderne
Who was John Arderne
First English surgeon
What was in Arderne's pain-killing ointment?
What was in Arderne's pain-killing ointment?
Hemlock and opium
Who discovered wine cleaned wounds effectively
Who discovered wine cleaned wounds effectively
Hugh of Lucca
What is cauterisation
What is cauterisation
Burning wounds to seal them
What did Theodoric discover about pus
What did Theodoric discover about pus
Pus in wounds was harmful, not beneficial
What complex surgery could medieval surgeons perform?
What complex surgery could medieval surgeons perform?
Repair broken skulls
Status of surgery compared to physicians?
Status of surgery compared to physicians?
Lower-status profession