Continuity in prevention, treatment and care (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Renaissance period dates
Renaissance period dates
c1500-c1700
Hospital focus change by 1500
Hospital focus change by 1500
From travellers/pilgrims to treating sick people
Year Henry VIII dissolved monasteries
Year Henry VIII dissolved monasteries
1536
Impact of monastery dissolution on hospitals
Impact of monastery dissolution on hospitals
Most hospitals forced to shut down
Purpose of pest houses
Purpose of pest houses
Isolate people with contagious diseases
Where did most ill people receive care?
Where did most ill people receive care?
In their own homes
Who provided nursing care at home?
Who provided nursing care at home?
Female family members (wives, mothers, daughters)
What did miasma mean?
What did miasma mean?
Bad air
Theory of transference belief
Theory of transference belief
Transfer illness to objects by rubbing them on body
Source of chemical cures in Renaissance
Source of chemical cures in Renaissance
Alchemy using metals and minerals
Most common Renaissance treatment
Most common Renaissance treatment
Traditional herbal remedies
Standard medical practices that continued
Standard medical practices that continued
Bleeding and purging
Why didn't Renaissance discoveries improve treatment?
Why didn't Renaissance discoveries improve treatment?
No understanding of what caused diseases
New hospital development by 1500
New hospital development by 1500
Pharmacies where medicines could be prepared
Who managed reopened hospitals?
Who managed reopened hospitals?
Qualified physicians rather than religious orders