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100
First doctor to use an antiseptic during surgery.
What is Joseph Lister
100
The printing was invented in this era.
What is Renaissance
100
Was the cause of many deaths
What is fevers and infections
100
In the early 19th century doctors used ____ to clean blood and the toxics in the body
What is leeches
100
Believes brain sends vital energy to all body parts through nerves in the spinal cord.
What is Chropractor
200
Inventor of the call bell system and use of the dumbwaiter to deliver meals. Know as the "founder of modern nursing"
What is Florence Nightingale
200
In this time the emphasis was placed on saving the soul and the study of medicine was prohibited.
What is Dark Ages
200
Made, prescribed, and sold medicine
What is apothecaries
200
Who discovered and used insulin to treat diabetes in 1922
Who is Frederick Banting & Charles Best
200
Believe in the ability of the body to heal itself through actions of the immune system.
What is Homeopaths
300
Know as the father of Medicine. Doctors take this oath.
What is Hippocrates
300
Tribal witch doctors treated illnesses with ceremonies to drive out evil spirits. Trepanation was also used.
What is The Primitive Times
300
Average life span
What is 35-45
300
Health insurance plans and social reforms were developed in
What is the 1920s
300
Help an individual obtain a trance-like state
What is Hypnotists
400
Inventor of the stethoscope.
What is Rene Laennec
400
Creators of the first hospitals and Inventors of the aqueducts.
What is Ancient Romans
400
Edward Jenner developed a vaccination for this
What is smallpox
400
In the 19th century pasteurizing milk to kill bacteria was discovered by
What is Louis Pasteur
400
Use only natural therapies such as fasting, special diets, lifestyle changes, and supportive approaches to promote healing.
What is Naturepath
500
Discoverers of the polio vaccine.
What is Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin
500
Earliest people to maintain accurate health records.
What is Ancient Egypsians
500
This act was signed by President Clinton to protect patient privacy and make it easier to maintain and keep health records
What is HIPAA
500
Led to the development of many regulations regarding long-term care and home health care
What is OBRA