Approaches to caring for the sick (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Most common treatment location (medieval England)
Most common treatment location (medieval England)
At home
Barber-surgeons' medical training level
Barber-surgeons' medical training level
No formal medical training
Three main services of barber-surgeons
Three main services of barber-surgeons
Bloodletting, tooth extraction, lancing boils
Main advantage of barber-surgeons
Main advantage of barber-surgeons
They charged less than physicians
Apothecaries' main role
Apothecaries' main role
Mixing medicines and ointments
Where physicians trained
Where physicians trained
At universities
Who mainly afforded physicians
Who mainly afforded physicians
Wealthier people
Typical provider of home care (medieval England)
Typical provider of home care (medieval England)
Woman relative/family healer
Foundation of home-based medieval treatment
Foundation of home-based medieval treatment
Herbal remedies
What physicians checked colour & taste of
What physicians checked colour & taste of
Urine
Physicians' handbook with urine charts
Physicians' handbook with urine charts
Vademecum
Purpose of zodiac charts (physicians)
Purpose of zodiac charts (physicians)
Diagnose illness & determine treatment time
Main purpose of medieval hospitals
Main purpose of medieval hospitals
Recuperation and rest, not treating diseases
Who ran most medieval hospitals
Who ran most medieval hospitals
The Church
Who hospitals refused admission
Who hospitals refused admission
People with infectious or incurable diseases