The Renaissance
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- The Renaissance
- Change and Continuity
- Western doctors gained access to the original writings of Galen and Hippocrates.
- This lead o a greater intrest in the four humoutrs theory and treatment by opposites.
- People started to question galen but continued to follow his studies.
- People started to work based on direct observation and experiments.
- Many new books saying anatomy and dissections were important had been found.
- This encouraged people to come to their own conclusions.
- Protestant Christianity spread across Europe, although religion was still important it no longer had the same influence.
- Doctors were still very expensive so many people still used other healers.
- Superstition and religion were still important, people though 'the kings touch' could cure scrofula.
- Western doctors gained access to the original writings of Galen and Hippocrates.
- Medical knowledge
- Many doctors trained at the College of Physicians
- Here they studied Galen, but also studied recent medical developments.
- It encourage licensing to stop the influence of fake physicians.
- Here they studied Galen, but also studied recent medical developments.
- New weapons had bee made meaning new injuries meaning new cures had to be found.
- Explorations brought bake new ingredients for medicines.
- The dissolution of the monasteries meant a large number of hospitals shut down.
- They were replaced by new hospitals run by trained physicians who focused more on treatment.
- St Mary of Bethlehem's hospital was for mentally ill people but some just had learning disabilities or were just poor.
- People visited them to watch the patients for entertainment
- They were only for the 'deserving' poor those who lead hardworking respectable lives.
- People sometimes had to work in hospitals and those with incurable diseases weren't allowed in.
- St Mary of Bethlehem's hospital was for mentally ill people but some just had learning disabilities or were just poor.
- They were replaced by new hospitals run by trained physicians who focused more on treatment.
- Many doctors trained at the College of Physicians
- Important People
- Versalius
- Performed dissections on criminals who had been executed.
- He wrote books based on observation with accurate diagrams. eg. ' The Fabric of the Human Body'
- Proved Galen wrong and found over 200 mistakes.
- His ideas were printed using a printing press.
- He encouraged more people to use dissections.
- Sydenham
- Believed in practical experience.
- made detailed observations and kept accurate records of their symptoms
- he thought diseases could be classified using symptoms like animals or plants.
- He showed scarlet fever was different to measles and introduced laudanum to relive pain.
- Wrote 'Medical Observations' which was used by doctors for 200 years.
- Harvey
- Studied both animals and humans.
- He could observe animal hearts in action and apply it to humans.
- He discovered blood wasn't produced in the liver or lungs and wasn't consumed.
- Discovered blood circulated round the body, that he compared to the new style water pump. But bloodletting continued.
- Changed how people understood anatomy helping transfusions(although rarely successful) and complex surgery.
- Showed Vesalius was right about the importance of dissection.
- Many still refused to disagree with Galen.
- Versalius
- The printing press
- Accelerated the rate of progress in medicine. As it was easier and took less time.
- Pare was a French army surgeon whos ideas were translated and reprinted. His work influenced many others.
- People could question existing texts.
- at least 600 edits of Galen's work were printed.
- However it was unclear what Galen had originally written and so his writings seemed less reliable
- Pare was a French army surgeon whos ideas were translated and reprinted. His work influenced many others.
- Students could have their own copy of textbooks.
- Accelerated the rate of progress in medicine. As it was easier and took less time.
- The Royal Society
- Supported b King Charles II so it had high status.
- Spread scientific theories and got people to trust new technology.
- Its motto was Take no ones word for it.
- Not many people could read so it only had an impact on a small part of society.
- The Great plague 1665
- Recurrence of the black death.
- Killed about 20% of the population.
- Most treatments were based on magic, religion and fasting.
- Luck charms, special remedies, bloodletting, miasma.
- Some people would strap a live chicken to the swellings saying it would be transferred to the chicken.
- Luck charms, special remedies, bloodletting, miasma.
- Councils tried to quarantine victims, their house was locked and a red cross with 'lord have mercy on us' was painted on it.
- They were largely ineffective a they didn't know the cause of the disease.
- Crowded areas were closed.
- Mass graves were made.
- Most treatments were based on magic, religion and fasting.
- Many people fled the city but doctors and priest were he most affected as they helped the sick.
- Cats and dogs were killed as they were though to carry it.
- Killed about 20% of the population.
- Recurrence of the black death.
- Change and Continuity
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