He is the Father of Medicine. New doctors take an oath named after him to show their level of dedication to medicine and their commitment to caring for the patient.
Who is Hippocrates?
100
Invented by Laennec, this clever device allows one to hear things happening inside the body.
What is the stethoscope?
100
She founded the American Red Cross in 1881.
Who is Clara Barton?
100
Century that the first "test tube" baby was born....
What is the 20th Century?
100
They established the first hospitals.
Who are the Romans?
200
He didn't want his patients to get an infection after surgery so he started cleaning the surgical instruments and the patient's skin with disinfectants and antiseptics.
Who is Joseph Lister?
200
It's a SPHYGMOMANOMETER but most people call it this simple name. It sure feels strange when it up around my arm.
What is a Blood Pressure Cuff?
200
In 1849 she became the first female doctor in the United States.
Who is Elizabeth Blackwell?
200
Gabriel Fahrenheit created the first mercury thermometer during this century.
What is the 18th century?
200
They were the first to keep medical records.
Who are the Egyptians?
300
We call them X-Rays now, but when he first discovered them, they were called something else.
Who is Wilhelm Roentgen?
300
If your kidneys are not working you might need to be connected to this machine. It works great at filtering your blood.
What is a dialysis machine?
300
She is the founder of Modern Nursing. She saved many lives during the Crimean War in 1854.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
300
The century that Clara Barton established the American Red Cross.
What is the 19th century?
300
They enjoyed the health benefits of massage and art therapy.
Who are the Greeks?
400
He has a long list of accomplishments: the rabies vaccine, making milk safer to drink, and sharing the title of "Father of Microbiology" with Robert Koch.
Who is Louis Pasteur?
400
Benjamin Franklin was one smart guy. Along with his other accomplishments, he invented these to help people see better.
What are bifocals for glasses.
400
She was born in 1978 in England and was called the first "test tube" baby.
Who is Louise Brown?
400
The microscope was invented during this century.
What is the 17th century
400
They believed that the key to health was to care for the mind, body and spirit.
Who are the Chinese?
500
These 2 men both worked to stop the spread of polio by developing vaccines. The first vaccination was injected and the second one could be taken orally on a sugar cube.
Who are Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin?
500
Anton van Leeuwenhoek invented this device in 1666. It was amazing to see how what bacteria and pathogens looked like.
What is the microscope?
500
She isolated radium in 1910.
Who is Marie Curie?
500
The cure for HIV / AIDS could be found in this century.
What is the 21st century?
500
This historical event was the turning point that stopped the study of medicine and marked the beginning of the Dark Ages.