Famous People
Studied anatomy and the Human Body
(Vitruvian Man)
Who is Leonardo De Vinci
Earliest people to keep accurate records of patients
They were superstitious called upon gods for healing
Who are the Egyptians?
Using a primitive drill to help exorcise demons out of the skulls of those affected.
What is Trephining?
An epidemic that has been eradicated since the 1970's due to vaccinations. Several outbreaks throughout history that has been recorded.
What is Smallpox?
The reason why you can't eat in Coach Townsend's class.
What is Coach T's undying beef with ants?
First Female Doctor
First civilization to use Acupuncture
Who are the Chinese?
Using needles to target pressure points in order to help with recovery from illness and soreness, many athletes use a modern form of this practice (cupping)
What is acupuncture?
established by Clara Barton in 1881
produced relief for sick and wounded soldiers
What is the American Red Cross?
Powerlifting and football.
What are the sports Coach T Coaches?
Wrote the standards of ethics that must be followed by all medical professionals
Who is Hippocrates?
First civilization to state illnesses are not an act of divine intervention.
Medicine was an art and a profession
Who are the Greeks?
These individuals would wear a beaked mask filled with spices in order to "protect themselves" from the smells associated with the sick.
What are Plague Doctors?
Discovered the molecular structure of DNA based on the double helix, replication of DNA, and hereditary info encoded
Who are Francis Crick and James Watson?
The university Coach T graduated from.
What is Nicholls State University? (Go Colonels)
Created the first Stethoscope
Who is Rene Laennec?
First civilization to utilize sanitation practices such as clean water and sewage systems.
First to organize medical care, Physicians were paid by the government.
Who are the Romans?
The release of blood from the body, a practice used to rid someone of a disease. Leeches were also used in this practice.
What is Bloodletting?
Penicillin was discovered by this individual.
Who is Sir Alexander Fleming?
A Panda bear.
What is Coach T's Spirit Animal?
Discovered the conscious and unconscious mind.
(Psychosomatic symptoms)
Who is Sigmund Freud?
Utilized practices such as bloodletting and leech therapy.
Today it is used more as a oral cleaning item, but in the past it was used to help sanitize and cleans wounds prior to repair of the damaged body part.
What is Listerine?
Practice of opening a vein by incision or puncture to remove blood.
What is Phlebotomy?
Coach T's favorite drink besides water.
What is Doctor Pepper?