FAMOUS WOMEN
First female physician, developed first medical school for women:
Elizabeth Blackwell
Invented the Stethoscope
René Laennec
Developed bifocals
Benjamin Franklin
The first one was made of wood and was used instead of having to lay the head on someone's chest!
Stethoscope
Was a time when the renewed intrest in medicine and sanitation were allowed by monks and priests.
The Middle Ages
I found missing men when the war was over. I formed the American Red Cross and served as its first president.
Clara Barton
developed the rabies vaccine
Joseph Lister
Discovered carbolic acid which was used as the first antiseptic during surgeries
Joseph Lister
In this procedure, a hole was drilled in the skull with a sharp instrument to relieve demons and evil sprits from men and women and to treat illness!
Trepanation
This time period was due to the fall of the Roman Empire.
The Dark Ages
Who was know as the first female physician ever and lived during the 1179 AD time period for 30-40 years.
Abbess Hildegard
proved that microorganisms caused disease and became known as the Father of Microbiology
Louis Pasteur
Published the first anatomy book, disected animals and human cadavers to help him with his knowledge.
Andreas Vesalius
Early version of today’s pharmacy, where drugs were prepared and then distributed to customers
Apothacary
With the invention of the printing press and the avilability of books and papers to those who could read, what period did this occur?
The Reniassance
Wrote books about diseases and treatments of this time. Believed in herbal treatments and studied over 200 herbs
Abbess Hildegard
As a very young man, invented one of the early microscopes in the early 1590s with his father
Zacharias Janssen
Invented a lens for the microscope, this allowed for visualization of disease-causing organisms
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Known as the first Epidemelogolist, he tracked down and traced the spread of Cholera in a England town, stopping the spread of the disease and death of many
John Snow
Advancements in the understanding of anatomy and physiology due to dissection of the human body.
The Renaissance
Established sanitary nursing car units. Founder of modern nursing. began professional education of nursing.
Florence Nightengale
Refined surgical techniques such as the tracheostomy, but never was a official doctor.
John Hunter
Proved that microorganisms caused disease and became known as the Father of Microbiology
Louis Pasteur
The leading cause of death in the 16th through 18th centuries?
Infectious Diseases
This period of time people used plants, herbs, and trepanation to cure what made them ill.
Primitive times